Restore the Delta recommends the following three books to learn more about the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, the history of water in the western United States, and California water history:

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Delta Primer: A Field Guide to the California Delta
by Jane Wolff

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Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water (Revised)
by Marc Reisner “The American West was explored by white men half a century before the first colonists set foot on Virginia’s beaches, but it went virtually uninhabited…”

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The Great Thirst: Californians and Water, A History (Revised)
by Norris, Jr. Hundley “Once it was a far different place…”