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This book will become the standard reference for understanding water politics in the state of Colorado in the twentieth century. . . . No other researcher has more carefully examined and described the issues related to Western Slope/Eastern Slope squabbles over water rights and water projects. --Andrew Gulliford, Fort Lewis College As Precious as Blood beats with the stout heart of western slope water leadership. Out-populated but never overwhelmed, Coloradans west of the Divide have exercised political and legal muscle at every determinative turn in our state's water future. Professor Schulte's new book demonstrates just how hard the residents of the western slope have fought and successfully negotiated the statewide sharing of Colorado's most precious asset--its interstate allocation of Colorado River water. --Justice Greg Hobbs, Colorado Supreme Court Justice (Ret.). Co-Director of the Environment and Natural Resources Program, University of Denver Sturm College of Law Schulte's history of how water law and management have evolved in Colorado west of the Continental Divide is a trenchant, well-written, carefully researched investigation that illuminates why the exercise of power over precious natural resources is contentious. . . . This is a regional history that warrants the attention of scholars interested in the continuing importance of these debates. Highly recommended. --CHOICE It is a treat to read a history book full of great information, well-paced, and interesting. As Precious as Blood. . . . solidly hits the mark on all three. --New Mexico Historical Review

"""This book will become the standard reference for understanding water politics in the state of Colorado in the twentieth century. . . . No other researcher has more carefully examined and described the issues related to Western Slope/Eastern Slope squabbles over water rights and water projects.""--Andrew Gulliford, Fort Lewis College ""As Precious as Blood beats with the stout heart of western slope water leadership. Out-populated but never overwhelmed, Coloradans west of the Divide have exercised political and legal muscle at every determinative turn in our state's water future. Professor Schulte's new book demonstrates just how hard the residents of the western slope have fought and successfully negotiated the statewide sharing of Colorado's most precious asset--its interstate allocation of Colorado River water."" --Justice Greg Hobbs, Colorado Supreme Court Justice (Ret.). Co-Director of the Environment and Natural Resources Program, University of Denver Sturm College of Law ""Schulte's history of how water law and management have evolved in Colorado west of the Continental Divide is a trenchant, well-written, carefully researched investigation that illuminates why the exercise of power over precious natural resources is contentious. . . . This is a regional history that warrants the attention of scholars interested in the continuing importance of these debates. Highly recommended."" --CHOICE ""It is a treat to read a history book full of great information, well-paced, and interesting. As Precious as Blood. . . . solidly hits the mark on all three."" --New Mexico Historical Review"

"""This book will become the standard reference for understanding water politics in the state of Colorado in the twentieth century. . . . No other researcher has more carefully examined and described the issues related to Western Slope/Eastern Slope squabbles over water rights and water projects.""--Andrew Gulliford, Fort Lewis College ""As Precious as Blood beats with the stout heart of western slope water leadership. Out-populated but never overwhelmed, Coloradans west of the Divide have exercised political and legal muscle at every determinative turn in our state's water future. Professor Schulte's new book demonstrates just how hard the residents of the western slope have fought and successfully negotiated the statewide sharing of Colorado's most precious asset--its interstate allocation of Colorado River water."" --Justice Greg Hobbs, Colorado Supreme Court Justice (Ret.). Co-Director of the Environment and Natural Resources Program, University of Denver Sturm College of Law ""Schulte's history of how water law and management have evolved in Colorado west of the Continental Divide is a trenchant, well-written, carefully researched investigation that illuminates why the exercise of power over precious natural resources is contentious. . . . This is a regional history that warrants the attention of scholars interested in the continuing importance of these debates. Highly recommended."" --CHOICE ""It is a treat to read a history book full of great information, well-paced, and interesting. As Precious as Blood. . . . solidly hits the mark on all three."" --New Mexico Historical Review"

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Steven C. Schulte is professor of history at Colorado Mesa University, where he has taught since 1989 and won the university’s Distinguished Faculty Award in 2004. He is the author of Wayne Aspinall and the Shaping of the American West. 

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