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RECORD NUMBER: 11 OF 19| Main Title | Mono Lake : from Dead Sea to environmental treasure / | |||||||||||
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| Author | Hoffman, Abraham. | |||||||||||
| Publisher | University of New Mexico Press, | |||||||||||
| Year Published | 2014 | |||||||||||
| OCLC Number | 862222253 | |||||||||||
| ISBN | 9780826354440 (cloth : alk. paper); 0826354440 (cloth : alk. paper) | |||||||||||
| Subjects | Mono Lake Region (Calif)--History ; Natural history--California--Mono Lake Region ; Mono Lake Region (Calif)--Environmental conditions ; Mono Lake Region (Calif)--Social life and customs ; Ecology ; Manners and customs | |||||||||||
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| Collation | xv, 168 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm | |||||||||||
| Notes | Includes bibliographical references(pages 155-160) and index. |
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| Contents Notes | The changing perceptions of Mono Lake -- The mining era -- The Mono Lake oil boom -- Commercial and recreational developments before World War II -- The Mark Twain Days celebrations -- Eastern Sierra recreation after World War II -- The Mono Lake marina -- Tragedies, disasters, and other human disruptions -- Los angeles and the Mono Lake basin -- Conclusion -- Bibliography. |