Living Western History: Periodic musings on Western history and its contemporary Implications My goodness, I just can't seem to stop talking about Water in the West! As a matter of fact, so far this "Living Western History" blog series has only been about water. Hmm. I promise to talk about something else next time. For the moment, water it is - and this time on the Great Plains. We all know that the Great Plains can be a bit dry. Stephen Long dubbed it the "Great American Desert" in 1823, settlers struggled to break the land, it rained a bunch and we plowed the heck out of it (you know, The Plow the Broke the Plains, and all), the region has sunk into one of the biggest droughts in a generation these past Continue readingThe Ogallala Aquifer – Drink Up, While You Can