The Battle over Hetch Hetchy America's Most Controversial Dam and the Birth of Modern Environmentalism |
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| Author:
| Righter, Robert W. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-803410-0 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2005 |
| Publisher: | Ebsco Publishing
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $30.00 |
Book Description:
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The battle over Hecht Hecthy and the propsed damming of the Tuolumne River in the newly created Yosemite National Park sparked a firestore of criticism. 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.
The battle over Hecht Hecthy and the propsed damming of the Tuolumne River in the newly created Yosemite National Park sparked a firestore of criticism. 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.