附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-277) and index.
The uses of the valley -- The imperial city and water -- Water, earthquake, and fire -- Two views of one valley -- San Francisco to "show cause" -- Congress decides -- To build a dam -- The power controversy -- The legacies of Hetch Hetchy -- Restoration.
摘要:Rebuilding after the 1906 earthquake, the city of San Francisco petitioned for a water reservoir to be constructed within the newly created Yosemite National Park. This sparked a debate over whether nature should be controlled or left alone, from which emerged the modern environmentalism movement.
