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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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
©2008.
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (319 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-307) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520933736 0520933737 1282762265 9781282762268 9786612762260 6612762268 |