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Rivers of Empire: Water, Aridity, and the Growth of the American West (Reprint Edition) by Donald Worster, Michael Schaller Paperback, 416 Pages, Published 1992 ISBN-10: 0-19-507806-3 / 0195078063 ISBN-13: 978-0-19-507806-0 / 9780195078060 When Henry David Thoreau went for his daily walk, he would consult his instincts on which direction to follow. More often than not his inner compass pointed west or southwest. "The future lies that way to me," he explained, "and the earth seems more unexhausted and richer on that side." In his own |