{"product_id":"9780875655482","title":"The Norton Trilogy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eDividing Western Waters\u003c\/i\u003e comes a book on the  development of the arid West--in particular the development of  Arizona--as seen through the experiences of three generations of John  Ruddle Nortons of Arizona. From the administration of Teddy Roosevelt  and the earliest reclamation acts to the monumental case between  California and Arizona that would determine how the life-giving waters  of the Colorado River would be divided, the Nortons were at the center  of Arizona's development into a vital population and agricultural  center. Pioneers like the Nortons shaped the very landscape of the  western United States--a region that would help to supply the United  States with cotton, vegetables, and livestock throughout World War I,  the Great Depression, and World War II. \u003ci\u003eThe Norton Trilogy\u003c\/i\u003e  follows the lives of John R. Norton (1854-1923) and the beginnings of  Arizona farming; John R. Norton, Jr. (1901-1987) and his expansions into  diverse crops; and John R. Norton III (1929-present) and the shaping of  modern agribusiness as it responded to new water irrigation policies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the author points out, \"Several themes run through \u003ci\u003eThe Norton Trilogy:\u003c\/i\u003e  the most important is the interplay between human values and the  waterscape. Technology, of course, played a monumental role in this  drama, for dynamite, bulldozers, and reinforced concrete impacted the  region's water and shaped the agricultural economy more than any  Indian's digging stick. Another theme is the central role played by  government--local, state, regional, and national--in shaping water  policies. The biographical profiles of each John Norton addressed in  this work reveal much about the history of Arizona and the central role  that the quest for water has played in the growth and development of the  region.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlthough the book focuses largely on the state of Arizona, and   specifically on one Arizonan family, the story is a template of the   hardworking American ideal. Senator John Kyl, a colleague of John   Norton III, writes in the foreword, “The Nortons, who never suffered   from lack of a work ethic, have made Arizona and the nation a better   place. This book is as much an American story as it is an Arizona one.”   Readers everywhere will be captivated by the generation-to-generation   struggles of a family business and how these failures and successes are   affected by interstate politics and public policy.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TCU Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47119638167792,"sku":"9780875655482","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780875655482_p0.jpg?v=1763844329","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780875655482","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}