In this classic narrative history of the construction of Glen Canyon Dam in the 1950s and 1960s, Russell Martin has captured the individual, cultural, political, and environmental dramas that brought into being the environmental movement we know today.Across the West, calls for the removal of hydroelectric dams constructed during the Bureau of Reclamation's grand century of dam-building are being heard. More than thirty years after its construction, Glen Canyon Dam is still at the vortex of controversy, both because of its ...
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In this classic narrative history of the construction of Glen Canyon Dam in the 1950s and 1960s, Russell Martin has captured the individual, cultural, political, and environmental dramas that brought into being the environmental movement we know today.Across the West, calls for the removal of hydroelectric dams constructed during the Bureau of Reclamation's grand century of dam-building are being heard. More than thirty years after its construction, Glen Canyon Dam is still at the vortex of controversy, both because of its impact on ecological processes downstream and its drowning of natural landscapes behind its headwall. A Story That Stands Like A Dam presents a struggle as compelling and relevant today as it was when it began.
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Good++ Cover shows edgewear, two or three sentences underlined early in book, pages starting to tone a little, no creases in spine, no slant to spine, no rips, 354 pages, winner of The Caroline Bancroft History Prize.
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Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Good-Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name-GOOD PAPERBACK Standard-sized.
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Fine in very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 354 p. Audience: General/trade. Hardcover with dust jacket 3/4 teal paper over boards with scarlet lettering stamped on black cloth spine. Glossy illustrated DJ. Sewn binding. 354 pages, with 2 maps, index, and bibliography. 1st Edition, 1st Printing. Unread, remaindered copy. CONDITION: Book NEAR FINE, binding square and tight, pages bright and unmarked; small indented bump in bottom front board, else as new; DJ NEAR FINE, edge wear and creasing to bottom edges and spine, light edge wear elsewhere; not clipped. CONTENT: A carefully researched and beautifully written history of the extraordinary Glen Canyon Dam: -"Technologically complex, environmentally explosive, Glen Canyon Dam is a monumental symbol of American can-do optimism and American destructive hubris."-from the DJ. >Guaranteed secure packaging, free tracking, and no-hassle return policy.
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Very good / Very good. Octavo, 6 x 9.25 in., pp. 354. Review Copy with publisher's slip laid in. Blue paper boards with black cloth spine. Red title to spine. Light fade to bottom of front and rear boards. Rubbing to edges of dustjacket, with some small closed tears. Light age-toning to dustjacket..
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