List of Illustrations
Preface to the Third Edition
A Note on Editorial Method
Introduction: Learning to Think about the Ogallala
1. The First Half-Billion Years
2. Finding the Water: Boom and Bust, 1870–1940
3. From Dryland to Dustbowl: Not a Good Place to Farm
4. Windmills, Center Pivots, Feedlots, and Porkers
5. A Tale of Seven Water Conservation Districts
6. Making Irrigation Work for a Family Farm: Phil and Linda Tooms on the Moscow Road
7. The Future of Plains Irrigation: A New Gospel of Efficiency
8. Thinking the Unthinkable: Climate Change Hits the Vulnerable Plains
9. A Final Look
Notes
Index