Winner of the 1988 Western States Book Award for Creative Nonfiction
" . . . a timeless,
near-classic. . . . This is the sort of book you will read, shelve, and take
down to read parts or all of again. And again." --Books of the Southwest
Irrigation ditches (acequias) are the lifelines of agriculture and daily
life in rural New Mexico. This award-winning account of the author's experience
as a mayordomo, or ditch boss, is the first record of the life of an acequia
by a community participant.
Stanley Crawford lives in Dixon, New Mexico.
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Paperback, 243 pages
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Book measures 5 1/2" x 8" (14 cm x 20 cm)
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Published by University of New Mexico Press
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Shipping weight: 1.6 lbs. (0.72 Kg.)
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