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Bargaining for Eden : The Fight for the Last Open Spaces in America / Stephen Trimble.
De Gruyter University of California Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013 Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Trimble, Stephen, Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Land use--West (U.S.).
- Land use.
- Real estate development--West (U.S.).
- Real estate development.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (336 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2008]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Beginning with an Olympic ski race in northern Utah, this heartfelt book from award-winning writer and photographer Stephen Trimble takes a penetrating look at the battles raging over the land-and the soul-of the American West. Bargaining for Eden investigates the high-profile story of a reclusive billionaire who worked relentlessly to acquire public land for his ski resort and to host the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics. In a gripping, character-driven narrative, based on extensive interviews, Trimble tells of the land exchange deal that ensued, one of the largest and most controversial in U.S. history, as he deftly explores the inner conflicts, paradoxes, and greed at the heart of land-use disputes from the back rooms of Washington to the grassroots efforts of passionate citizens. Into this mix, Trimble weaves the personal story of how he, a lifelong environmentalist, ironically became a landowner and developer himself, and began to explore the ethics of ownership anew. We travel with Trimble in a fascinating journey that becomes, in the end, a hopeful credo to guide citizens and communities seeking to reinvent their relationship with the beloved American landscape.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- BECOMING EARL
- LITTLE AMERICA
- MOUNTAIN OF DREAMS
- THE PROPHETS OF PLACE
- THE LAST RESORT
- THE RULES OF THE GAME
- MUSEUM OF IMPROPRIETIES
- TRACK HOE
- PNEUMONIA ROAD
- PUBLIC TRUST
- NINETY-NINE SECONDS
- FARMERS IN EDEN
- CRAZY GRACE
- DEVIL'S BARGAINS
- THE WOES OF WAYNE COUNTY
- CREDO: THE PEOPLE'S WEST
- NOTES
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- INDEX
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)
- ISBN:
- 9786612762260
- 9781282762268
- 1282762265
- 9780520933736
- 0520933737
- OCLC:
- 566109738
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