Description
Book SynopsisTrade Review"A succinct, engaging analysis of the issues that define California coastal preservation." * Environmental History *
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Coastal Sage will be of great interest to scholars working on California environmental history and coastal history and, perhaps more importantly, to California environmental activists." * Western Historical Quarterly *
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments
1 • Few Safe Harbors: Peter M. Douglas’s Formative Years
2 • California’s Coast: Its Origins and Pre-Commission Development
3 • Sea Change: California’s Environmental Surge
4 • Coastal Conservation, Politics, and a New Commission
5 • High Tide: Th e Executive Director Years
6 • Ebb Tide: Th e Receding Years
7 • Footprints in Sand: Peter Douglas’s Legacy
Appendix A: A Selected Time Line: California Coastal Conservation and Peter Douglas
Appendix B: A Selected List of Peter Douglas’s Accomplishments and Honors
Notes
Bibliography
Index
