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The Battle Over Hetch Hetchy: America's Most Controversial Dam And The Birth Of Modern Environmentalism - Hardcover
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The Hetch Hetchy controversy and its continuing impact on American history, including the contemporary debates ver resource management in California and proposals to tear down existing dams worldwide
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Raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Robert W. Righter is Research Professor of History at Southern Methodist University.
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The Battle over Hetch Hetchy
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Hardback. Zustand: Good. In the wake of the devastating 1906 earthquake and fire, the city of San Francisco desperately needed reliable supplies of water and electricity. Its mayor, James Phelan, pressed for the damming of the Tuolumne River in the newly created Yosemite National Park, setting off a firestorm of protest. For the first time in American history, a significant national opposition arose to defend and preserve nature, led by John Muir and the Sierra Club, who sought to protect what they believed was the right of all Americans to experience natural beauty, particularly the magnificent mountains of the Yosemite region. Yet the defenders of the valley, while opposing the creation of a dam and reservoir, did not intend for it to be maintained as wilderness. Instead they advocated a different kind of development--the building of roads, hotels, and an infrastructure to support recreational tourism. Using articles, pamphlets, and broadsides, they successfully whipped up public opinion against the dam. Letters from individuals began to pour into Congress by the thousands, and major newspapers published editorials condemning the dam. The fight went to the floor of Congress, where politicians debated the value of scenery and the costs of western development. Ultimately, passage of the passage of the Raker Act in 1913 by Congress granted San Francisco the right to flood the Hetch Hetchy Valley. A decade later the O'Shaughnessy Dam, the second largest civil engineering project of its day after the Panama Canal, was completed. Yet conflict continued over the ownership of the watershed and the profits derived from hydroelectrocity. To this day the reservoir provides San Francisco with a pure and reliable source of drinking water and an important source of power. Although the Sierra Club lost this battle, the controversy stirred the public into action on behalf of national parks. Future debates over dams and restoration clearly demonstrated the burgeoning strength of grassroots environmentalism. In a narrative peopled by politicians and business leaders, engineers and laborers, preservationists and ordinary citizens, Robert W. Righter tells the epic story of the first major environmental battle of the twentieth century, which reverberates to this day. Artikel-Nr. 00107336394
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Minor edge wear to dust jacket. Artikel-Nr. 000193
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The battle over Hetch Hetchy: America's most controversial dam and the birth of modern environmentalism / Robert W. Righter
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3rd Impression. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xxii, 303 pages: illustrations, maps. Contents: The uses of the valley -- The imperial city and water -- Water, earthquake, and fire -- Two views of one valley -- San Francisco to "show cause" -- Congress decides -- To build a dam -- The power controversy -- The legacies of Hetch Hetchy -- Restoration. Subjects: Water resources development Political aspects. Hetch Hetchy Valley (Calif.). Hetch Hetchy Reservoir (Calif.). Water-supply California History.Water resources development California. 1 Kg. Artikel-Nr. 349500
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The Battle over Hetch Hetchy: America's Most Controversial Dam and the Birth of Modern Environmentalism
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Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. In Pristine Condition, No Marks Or Inscriptions. Grey Hard Covers With Bright Gilt Title On The Spine. The Dj Is Complete, Not Clipped And Shows The Art Work Of Albert Bierstadt ' The Hetch-Hetchy Valley California". No Apparent Shelf Or Reading Wear. Artikel-Nr. 908188
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Hard Cover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, minor bump to spine foot and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with sunning to spine. 303pp. A detailed re-telling of the controversial damning of the Tuolumne River in California to provide much-needed water for San Francisco. It was completed in 1923. This account tells the full story for the first time - an exemplary environmental history. Hardback extremely scarce in the UK. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery. Size: 9.5 x 6.5 inches. Artikel-Nr. 024862
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