“Thorough, balanced, thoughtful, and certainly thought-provoking. . . . A ‘must read.’”—Journal of Sustainable Agriculture
“Opie’s answers, marvelously multi-faceted and unbiased . . . could serve elsewhere as a sane, scholarly model for addressing local enviro-crises.”—Booklist
"This book should be read by every Plains political aspirant, policy maker, educator, landowner, farmer and rancher, and indeed every citizen."—Michael J. Smith, Nebraska History
"When John Opie first published Ogallala in 1993, it was a major contribution to the fields of environmental, agricultural, and economic histories besides that of the American West. This current revision, ably assisted by Char Miller and Kenna Lang Archer, both exceptionally accomplished environmental historians, is no less a contribution."—James E. Sherow, Environmental History
