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A STORY THAT STANDS LIKE A DAM : Glen Canyon and the Struggle for the Soul of the West
by Martin, Russell
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0805008225
- ISBN 13
- 9780805008227
- Seller
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Berkeley, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Henry Holt, 1989. First Edition, First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Text/Near New with (3) folded corners. Bi-color boards/Fine. DJ/NF w/nips, chips to edges. Light brown spotting (acidic paper reaction) to upper text block. Well balanced history of Glen Canyon Dam, Arizona. Following the Hoover Dam by two decades, Glenn Canyon Dam, upstream from the Grand Canyon Nat'l Park, was begun in 1956 and completed in 1963 admist substantial opposition from environmental groups. 12 chapters: 1, Shutting the River Off; 2, Waters that Ran to Waste; 3, The Battle for Echo Park; 4, Into the Hole; 5, The Salvage Seasons; 6, The Last Frontier; 7, The Way Things Were When the World Was Young; 8, Ten Million Tons of Mud; 9, The Fate of Rainbow Bridge; 10, Flooding the Sistine Chapel; 11, A Century After the Emma Dean; and, 12, A Rock-Encircled Sea, followed by Epilogue and maps. Strong copy.
Synopsis
"An Owl book." Includes bibliographical references (p. 337-340) and index. Caroline Bancroft History Prize. Property of Associated Students. This item may be checked out from the AS Environmental Center, VU 424.
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- Title
- A STORY THAT STANDS LIKE A DAM : Glen Canyon and the Struggle for the Soul of the West
- Author
- Martin, Russell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0805008225
- ISBN 13
- 9780805008227
- Publisher
- Henry Holt
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1989
- Keywords
- History/Glen Canyon Dam/Arizona
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