Table of Contents

; Preface; ix Acknowledgments; xi List of Abbreviations Used in Endnotes; xiii Map of the Upper Colorado River Basin; xiv 1. The Education of a Western Politician; 1 2. Mr. Aspinall Goes to Washington; 37 3. New Frontiers: Kennedy, Udall, and Fryingpan-Arkansas; 85 4. From the New Frontier to the Wilderness: Aspinall and Early; 115; Environmentalism 5. Guardian of Western Water; 177 6. The Environmental Movement's "Most Durable Foe"; 227 7. The Journey Home: Aspinall Returns to Colorado, 1970-1983; 261 Sources Consulted; 299 Index; 311;

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"Schulte chronicles Aspinall's rise and fall in this well-crafted narrative. The story contains many colorful characters, including voters, presidents, and environmentalists. This makes for fascinating reading and gives environmentalists a look at the other side."
—North Dakota History