The battle over Hetch Hetchy : America's most controversial dam and the birth of modern environmentalism / Robert W. Righter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Righter, Robert W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Water-supply--California--San Francisco Bay Area--History.

Water-supply.

Water resources development--Political aspects--California--San Francisco Bay Area.

Water resources development.

Environmentalism--United States.

Environmentalism.

Hetch Hetchy Valley (Calif.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (328 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Rebuilding after the 1906 earthquake, the city of San Francisco petitioned for a water reservoir to be constructed within the newly created Yosemite National Park. This sparked a debate over whether nature should be controlled or left alone, from which emerged the modern environmentalism movement.

Contents:

Contents; "The Hetch Hetchy"; Hetch Hetchy Chronology; Cast of Characters; List of Illustrations; Introduction; 1. The Uses of the Valley; 2. The Imperial City and Water ; 3. Water, Earthquake, and Fire ; 4. Two Views of One Valley; 5. San Francisco to "Show Cause" ; 6. Congress Decides; 7. To Build a Dam; 8. The Power Controversy; 9. The Legacies of Hetch Hetchy; 10. Restoration; Afterword; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-277) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-988206-1

0-19-531309-7

1-280-48201-X

1-60256-828-6

9786610482016

0-19-803410-5

OCLC:

922952664