At a time of drought in the area of Southern California, and in the Southwest region of the United States, award-winning Novelist, Barbara Crane, gives us hope with her compelling and beautifully written story, WHEN WATER WAS EVERYWHERE. Fictional characters are set in the history of California at the dramatic moment when it passes from being part of Mexico to joining the United States as a result of the Mexican American War in the middle of the 19th century. Crane’s novel contributes to a greater understanding of the original population of the region by the indigenous tribe, the Tongva, which was a time when water was in abundance. We learn as we follow what happens to the people populating her novel, about the Los Angeles River, and in the Podcast conversation, how drought in California has developed. WHEN WATER WAS EVERYWHERE by Barbara Crane, entertains us with her fascinating story and at the same time, inspires us to consider our current water crises given new understandings of what is possible for better outcomes in the future.
The book is available at Amazon and can be ordered at any bookstore. It can be found on Kindle or most E-book platforms. The website is
Whenwaterwaseverywhere.com
