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Making extensive use of archival and other primary sources, David
Schorr demonstrates that the development of the "appropriation
doctrine," a system of private rights in water, was part of a
radical attack on monopoly and corporate power in the arid West.
Schorr describes how Colorado miners, irrigators, lawmakers, and
judges forged a system of private property in water based on a
desire to spread property and its benefits as widely as possible
among independent citizens. He demonstrates that ownership was not
dictated by concerns for economic efficiency, but by a regard for
social justice.
Jean de La Fontaine (1621 - 1695), one of the best-loved French
poets, is the foremost fabulist since Aesop, and his books have
entertained generations of readers throughout France and the
Western world. In Once Again, La Fontaine, Norman R. Shapiro brings
his scholarly knowledge of fable lore and outstanding facility with
English verse together to produce beautiful, witty translations.
Adults will be captured by the subtle and sophisticated layers of
meaning which Shapiro has skillfully brought to light, and children
will delight in the moral tales. Readers of all ages will
appreciate the sly and charming illustrations by David Schorr.
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