Water Gold Soil

Water Gold Soil: The American River
Sayler/Morris

Water Gold Soil: The American River tells the story of a single flow of water in present-day California from origin to end use. Beginning at the river’s headwaters in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, the book follows the water through pipes and dams, past Sutter’s Mill and the birthplace of the Gold Rush, to the corporate agricultural fields until it eventually disappears into the ground, finding veins in the soil. Including a short essay by Elizabeth Kolbert, the book brings together a series of narrative text, photographs, and archival images that represent the history of extraction in California and testify to the social and ecological consequences of watershed colonialism.

Production Specs 

Trim Size: 8x10.5in
Page Count: 124
Binding: Smyth Sewn
Format: Hardcover
Endpapers: Printed 4 Color on 90#T Colorplan (Harvest), Foil Stamp (Gold, Metallic)
Printing: 4 Color & Duotone
Paper Stock: 80#T Uncoated Ultra White, 90#T Colorplan (Harvest)
Cover Material: 90#T Colorplan (Nubuck Brown)
Cover Details: Foil Stamp (Gold, Metallic), Die Cut Sticker, Inset Image

Colophon

Essay: Elizabeth Kolbert (Introduction)
Design: Studio Elana Schlenker
ISBN: 978-1-950401-99-4
Publication Date: 2019
Edition Size: 500