Bay cities and water politics : the battle for resources in Boston and Oakland

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    • Elkind, Sarah S.

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Bay cities and water politics : the battle for resources in Boston and Oakland

Sarah S. Elkind ; maps by Aaron J. Weier

(Development of western resources / Hal K. Rothman, series editor)

University Press of Kansas, c1998

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-228) and index

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A comparative history of how Boston and Oakland solved their water shortage problems at the end of the 19th century. It looks at the transformation of the cities, their natural surroundings and politics, applying urban history to environmental concerns and environmental history to urban problems.

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