David Kennedy, “The Legacy of John Wesley Powell, Water Master of the West”

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The California drought is forefront on many minds today. Professor David Kennedy explores the history of water consumption, focusing on the west, over the past few centuries.

David Kennedy, ’63, is the Donald J. McLachlan Professor of History, emeritus and director emeritus of the Bill Lane Center for the American West. He has long taught both undergraduate and graduate courses ranging from the 20th-century history of the United States to the comparative development of democracy in Europe and America. Professor Kennedy's research is notable for its integration of economic and cultural analysis with social and political history. His book Freedom From Fear was a main selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club and the History Book Club and winner of the Pulitzer and Francis Parkman Prizes. In 1988, Professor Kennedy received the Richard W. Lyman Award for exceptional volunteer service to alumni.

This Stanford+Connects micro lecture was filmed on location in Sacramento, California. Stanford+Connects is a program of the Stanford Alumni Association.

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