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Green Versus Gold: Sources in California's Environmental History Paperback - 1998 - 1st Edition
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"Green Versus Gold" provides a compelling look at California's environmental history from its Native American past to conflicts and movements of recent decades. Carolyn Merchant has brought together primary sources and interpretive essays to create a comprehensive picture of the history of ecological and human interactions.
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The great Sierra Nevada Mountains were still all before us, and we had many miles to make, up this [Carson] River, before the ascent was fairly begun. . . .
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- Title Green Versus Gold: Sources in California's Environmental History
- Author Carolyn Merchant (Editor)
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Pages 512
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Island Press, Washington DC
- Date June 1, 1998
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated, Index, Maps
- ISBN 9781559635806 / 1559635800
- Weight 1.52 lbs (0.69 kg)
- Dimensions 9.04 x 6.01 x 1.16 in (22.96 x 15.27 x 2.95 cm)
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- Chronological Period: 19th Century
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Cultural Region: Western U.S.
- Cultural Region: West Coast
- Geographic Orientation: California
- Library of Congress subjects Nature - Effect of human beings on - History, Human ecology - California - History
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 98-3346
- Dewey Decimal Code 333.709
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Washington, D.C.: Island Press, 1998. Paperback. Very good(+) to near fine(-) in gently rubbed wraps;. xxii, 489 pages: illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Contents: California's natural environment -- Indian lands -- The Spanish and Russian frontiers -- Environmental impacts of the Gold Rush -- Forests transformed -- Rangelands exploited -- Building the hydraulic empire -- From the family farm to agribusiness -- Preserving parks -- Battles over energy -- Second nature: California cities -- The rise of environmental science -- Revisioning California: contemporary environmental movements -- Conclusion: environmental ethics and California's future. Counter While the state of California remains one of the most striking and varied landscapes in the world, it has experienced monumental changes since European settlers first set foot there. The past two centuries have witnessed an ongoing struggle between environment and economy, nature and humanity that has left…
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