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Saving Lake Tahoe : an environmental history of a national treasure / Michael J. Makley ; design by Kathleen Szawiola.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Makley, Michael J., author.
- Szawiola, Kathleen, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Natural history--Tahoe, Lake (Calif. and Nev.).
- Natural history.
- Tahoe, Lake (Calif. and Nev.)--History.
- Tahoe, Lake (Calif. and Nev.).
- Tahoe, Lake (Calif. and Nev.)--Environmental conditions.
- Tahoe, Lake, Region (Calif. and Nev.)--History.
- Tahoe, Lake, Region (Calif. and Nev.).
- Tahoe, Lake, Region (Calif. and Nev.)--Politics and government.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (194 p.)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Reno, Nevada ; Las Vegas, [Nevada] : University of Nevada Press, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The history of Lake Tahoe begins with the Washoe Indians who resided on its shores for thousands of years, with minimal impact on the landscape.The relatively brief American history at Lake Tahoe began in the mid-nineteenth century.Though awestruck by its beauty, the new arrivals were also intent on harvesting its abundant resources.
- Contents:
- Clear-cutting the grandeur
- Trades
- Using the lake
- The boom
- Opposing goals
- Impossible conditions
- Changing direction
- Approving development
- Influences
- War between the states
- Sagebrush and a submarine
- New ministrations, old frustrations
- Elusive agreements
- Litigating the issues
- Damages and courts
- The summit
- Conflicting hopes
- Green versus green
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-87417-935-1
- OCLC:
- 879352506
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