This is one of those books that hits close to home on a few counts. The town of Corcoran where much of the actions takes place is near here. I worked with a member of a cotton growing family mentioned in the book and this person grew up in Corcoran.My father worked 30+ years in the water business and had dealing with the Boswell farming operations. He had a chance to go to work for the Boswells, but chose to stay where he was. I worked at an irrigation district that dealt with Boswell Farming. I've been to Corcoran for various reasons and wanted to see if the authors take away some of what I have.
If you want to learn some history of the Central Valley and the Tulare Lake basin, this book gives you that. In that way it is a glimpse for me into my families past and helps give a better understanding of the Depression. It is also the not so pleasant history of what an established group with do to other races and groups. So far the book explains the beginnings of the irrigation systems of the Central Valley.
Historically I'm only in the 1940's and the first of the dam building era. I look forward to reading on to the time of my life and my memories.
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Loved this book...every member of our immediate family has read it...talk about lively conversations around the campfire/dinnertable!
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