The River Stops Here

A vivid chapter in the saga of the California water wars, The River Stops Here documents state and federal plans to flood the largest, most fertile valley in Mendocino County to send water south to Los Angeles. The eventual success of Richard Wilson, a rancher in Round Valley, to stop the project is the heart of this compelling story.

Ted Simon is a journalist and the author of several travel books including the international bestseller Jupiter's Travels.

Map: Corps of Engineers' Plan for Round Valley 
Map: Water Systems in California 
1. In the Wake of the Flood 
2. "We Like to Leave a Clean Floor." 
3. "Oh Shame, Shame! Where Is Thy Blush ... ?" 
4. "As Far as I'm Concerned, They Can Have It." 
5. "Go for the Best Deal You Can Get." 
6. Timber, Gold, and the Railroad 
7. "They Have Stolen the Unearned Increment." 
8. Strange Fruit 
9. Another Country 
10. "Well, I'm Braggin' a Bit Here ... " 
11. A Rancher in a Stained Hat 
12. An Invitation to Battle 
13. Curt Lights Up 
14. How the Corps Lost Its Innocence 
15. A Flood of Praise and Ridicule 
16. Wish-wash at the Courthouse and Hogwash at the Fair 
17. Dr. Brown Flies the Eel 
18. What Is Wilderness Worth? 
19. The Steelhead Jumps and Gardner Delivers 
20. Leading Ike to the Water 
21. Spring in Round Valley 
22. Scuttling Belotti 
23. The Brody Bunch 
24. And the Maps Came Tumbling Down 
25. "Let Me Tell You About Those Fish Guys." 
26. Famous Amos and the Doody Report 
27. Ike Hits the Roof 
28. Ike and Gianelli Fight It Out 
29. Reagan Decides ... or Does He? 
30. The Aftermath 
31. Epilogue 
Does the Water Story Ever End? An Afterword
Source Notes 
Bibliography 
Acknowledgements
Index