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[A] researched and convincingly argued study.--American Historical Review An important monograph [in] the growing literature on the metropolitan development of the American West.--Western Historical Quarterly [Elkind's] clear-eyed and methodical explanation is necessary reading for scholars of the U.S. West and the environment, and for anyone who hopes to understand how well-organized business groups have shaped American political culture and the American landscape.--American Historical Review A useful resource.--Technology and Culture Elkind does a superb job of bringing to life the nuances of Los Angeles environmental crises and providing the reader with a context for understanding them.--Enterprise and Society An important contribution to the scholarship of American political culture during the middle decades of the twentieth century.--H-Environment Highly recommended. General readers; upper-division undergraduate students and above.--Choice

Highly recommended. General readers; upper-division undergraduate students and above. -- Choice

[Elkind's] clear-eyed and methodical explanation is necessary reading for scholars of the U.S. West and the environment, and for anyone who hopes to understand how well-organized business groups have shaped American political culture and the American lan

[A] researched and convincingly argued study.--American Historical Review [Elkind's] clear-eyed and methodical explanation is necessary reading for scholars of the U.S. West and the environment, and for anyone who hopes to understand how well-organized business groups have shaped American political culture and the American landscape.--American Historical Review A useful resource.--Technology and Culture An important contribution to the scholarship of American political culture during the middle decades of the twentieth century.--H-Environment"" An important monograph [in] the growing literature on the metropolitan development of the American West.--Western Historical Quarterly Elkind does a superb job of bringing to life the nuances of Los Angeles environmental crises and providing the reader with a context for understanding them.--Enterprise and Society Highly recommended. General readers; upper-division undergraduate students and above.--Choice

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Sarah S. Elkind is associate professor of history and director of environmental studies at San Diego State University. She is author of Bay Cities and Water Politics: The Battle for Resources in Boston and Oakland, which won the Abel Wolman Prize from the Public Works Historical Society.

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