The Battle over Hetch Hetchy: America's Most
Controversial Dam and the Birth of Modern
Environmentalism
by Robert W. Righter
277 pages, hardover $30: Oxford University press, 2005
Robert Righter, a history professor at Southern Methodist
University, chronicles the damming of the Hetch Hetchy Valley in
Yosemite National Park. Although the water needs of San Francisco
won out over preservation of the valley, the loss galvanized
environmentalists to battle other dams. "It constantly reminds many
Americans that the sanctity of our national parks and scenic lands
cannot necessarily be taken for granted," writes Righter.
The Battle over Hetch Hetchy: America's Most Controversial Dam and the Birth of Modern Environmentalism
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