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Download or read book Dam! written by John Warfield Simpson and published by Random House of Canada. This book was released on 2005 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lively study of America's first environmental battle describes how, in 1913, Congress authorized the construction of the Hetch Hetchy Dam and Reservoir within the bondaries of Yosemite National Park, chronicling the intrigues that surrounded the project, profiling participants in the debate, and the implications of Hetch Hetchy for American attitudes toward environmental stewardship. 10,000 first printing.