River in ruin : the story of the Carmel River / Ray A. March.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

March, Ray A., 1934-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Water resources development--California--Carmel River Region--History.

Water resources development.

Water-supply--California--Carmel River Region--History.

Water-supply.

California, Northern--Environmental conditions--History.

California, Northern.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (204 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The thin ribbon of the Carmel River is just thirty-six miles long and no wider in most places than a child can throw a stone. It is the primary water supply for the ever-burgeoning presence of tourists, agriculture, and industry on California's Monterey Peninsula. It is also one of the top ten endangered rivers in North America. The river's story, which dramatically unfolds in this book, is an epic tale of exploitation, development, and often unwitting degradation reaching back to the first appearance of Europeans on the pristine peninsula. River in Ruin is a precise

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Prologue; 1.Spanish Era: Vizcaino to Father Serra; 2. Crocker Arrives: Tourist Trade Begins; 3.Not Enough Water:Building the Chinese Dam; 4.Water Demand Increases: A Second Dam Is Built; 5.A Village of Artists: At Odds with the Pacific Improvement Company; 6. Carmel's Theater of Water: Enter Two Therapists from Oakland; 7.Sardines and Golf Courses:Yet Another Dam; 8.The Era of Disrespect:An Environmental Awakening; 9. Demise of the Steelhead: Anglers Debate the Fate of the Fish; 10. The Final Insult: Fire in the Forest

Epilogue Acknowledgments; Selected Bibliography

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-174).

ISBN:

9786613664723

9780803240452

0803240457

9781280687785

1280687789

OCLC:

792741482