The Mentor: Reclaiming the Desert, Vol. 6, Num. 17, Serial No. 165, October 15, 1918

"The Mentor: Reclaiming the Desert, Vol. 6, Num. 17, Serial No. 165, October 15, 1918" by C. J. (Clarence John) Blanchard is a nonfiction work about transforming dry American deserts into fertile farmland in the early 1900s. The book focuses on how irrigation projects, like the Roosevelt Dam and Gunnison Tunnel, helped manage water and change lifeless areas into productive land, especially for soldiers coming home from war. Focusing on both the history of these projects and the stories of the people settling and farming this land, the book highlights the importance of growth and opportunity in American agriculture and the West; and with examples of how the desert was changed, it encourages readers to see the impact of these efforts on the country.