Title
Golden rules : the origins of California water law in the Gold Rush / Mark Kanazawa.
Imprint
Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2015.
Description
xvii, 351 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Series
Markets and governments in economic history.
Formatted Contents Note
Introduction Economic theory and the evolution of water law Water and the technologies of mining Watering the diggings: the development of the ditch industry The informal law of the mining camps Origins of the common law of mining and water rights The origins of prior appropriation Water quality and the law of nuisance Bursting dams and the law of torts Conclusions.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-340) and index.
Location
STA
Call Number
KFC162 .K36 2015
Language
English
ISBN
9780226258676 cloth alkaline paper 022625867X cloth alkaline paper 9780226258706 (e-book)
