Bargaining for Eden :: the fight for the last open spaces in America /

Beginning with an Olympic ski race in northern Utah, this heartfelt book from award-winning writer and photographer Stephen Trimble takes a penetrating look at the battles raging over the land-and the soul-of the American West. Bargaining for Eden investigates the high-profile story of a reclusive b...

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1. Verfasser: Trimble, Stephen, 1950-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2008.
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Zusammenfassung:Beginning with an Olympic ski race in northern Utah, this heartfelt book from award-winning writer and photographer Stephen Trimble takes a penetrating look at the battles raging over the land-and the soul-of the American West. Bargaining for Eden investigates the high-profile story of a reclusive billionaire who worked relentlessly to acquire public land for his ski resort and to host the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics. In a gripping, character-driven narrative, based on extensive interviews, Trimble tells of the land exchange deal that ensued, one of the largest and most controversial in U.S.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (319 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-307) and index.
ISBN:9780520933736
0520933737
1282762265
9781282762268
9786612762260
6612762268

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