If you have a deep interest in development of potable water resources, you’ll like Cadillac Desert.
We hear a lot about these projects, and the political and economic tensions that emerged between the federal government, state governments, farmers, and other stakeholders. The US Bureau of Reclamation pushed an abundance of flawed dam projects for which the US continues to pay a price today. It starts with the story of John Wesley Powell, and marches through to the mid-1980’s, when the book was originally published.
The book is about the ways in which water availability and scarcity drove the development of the American west. With that background behind me, here’s my quick review of Cadillac Desert. Reading Cadillac Desert was an important component of this personal investment. Because this vertical is new to me personally, I’m investing a lot of time getting myself up to speed. Through our story, we’ve realized both how fundamental data is to industrial reliability and our unique ability to help our customers better leverage their data through better models to make better decisions.Ī core industry vertical for us is water and wastewater treatment. Here’s a short bit about Pinnacle, from our rebrand page: Through our story, we have confirmed that reliability is a critical part of an overall strategy for companies with industrial assets, and reliability can mean the difference between a bankrupt business and a thriving one. I’m the Director of Market & Data Analysis at Pinnacle. I chose Cadillac Desert in large part because of its relevance to my day job. And yes, I’m a bit of a neurotic nerd about these details, which is why I’m tracking them. These days, I do almost all my book reading on Kindle, so I’ll take Amazon’s word on the page count.
According to Amazon, the book clocks in at 674 pages. I started on January 1, and finished on January 9. This past Saturday, I finally finished my first book of 2021 – Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water by Marc Reisner.
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