The Battle Over Hetch Hetchy: America's Most Controversial Dam and the Birth of Modern Environmentalism Tapa blanda - 2006

In the wake of the devastating 1906 earthquake and fire, the city of San Francisco desperately needed reliable supplies of water and electricity. Its mayor, James Phelan, pressed for the damming of the Tuolumne River in the newly created Yosemite National Park, setting off a firestorm ofprotest. For the first time in American history, a significant national opposition arose to defend and preserve nature, led by John Muir and the Sierra Club, who sought to protect what they believed was the right of all Americans to experience natural beauty, particularly the magnificent mountainsof the Yosemite region. Yet the defenders of the valley, while opposing the creation of a dam and reservoir, did not intend for it to be maintained as wilderness. Instead they advocated a different kind of development--the building of roads, hotels, and an infrastructure to support recreationaltourism...

Detalles

• Título The Battle Over Hetch Hetchy: America's Most Controversial Dam and the Birth of Modern Environmentalism
• Autor Robert W. Righter
• Encuadernación Tapa blanda
• Edición 51058th
• Páginas 332
• Volúmenes 1
• Idioma ENG
• Editorial Oxford University Press, USA, US
• Fecha de publicación 2006-08-17
• Ilustrado Sí
• Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
• ISBN 9780195313093 / 0195313097
• Peso 1.08 libras (0.49 kg)
• Dimensiones 9.22 x 6.1 x 0.85 pulgadas (23.42 x 15.49 x 2.16 cm)
• Temas
  • Chronological Period: 20th Century
  • Cultural Region: Northern California
  • Cultural Region: Western U.S.
  • Cultural Region: West Coast
  • Geographic Orientation: California
  • Locality: San Francisco, California
  • Topical: Ecology
• Dewey Decimal Code 363.610