{"product_id":"river-of-renewal-9780295986227","title":"River of Renewal","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA dispute over over-allocation of the waters in the Klamath Basin has pitted farmers and ranchers against locals whose cultures and livelihoods depend upon fishing. This book reveals the interdependence of economic recovery with ecological restoration, and the urgency for all the communities within the basin to find common ground.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Most tells these stories in the voices of the protagonists, who give the basin's complex history an illuminating immediacy that infuses the entire book. It is a mark of his achievement that he has been able to make these historical, cultural, and environmental pieces into a comprehensive whole. \u003ci\u003eRiver of Renewal\u003c\/i\u003e is the best source available for those wishing to think clearly about this cumulative tragedy, as well as a first—rate model for regional land use anywhere in the American West.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Orion Magazine *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Most's account is one of the best in recent years for its integration of Native with newcomer, past with present, and myth with reality.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Environmental History *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book should be mandatory reading for anyone who cares about environmental problems and the complex tangle of modern society and its competing economic and political interests.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * The Journal of the West *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eRiver of Renewal\u003c\/i\u003e offers an impressionistic, highly informative trip through the Klamath Basin's contentious past, and it does that particular job quite well.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Oregon Historical Quarterly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"If a new book of regional history aspired to classic status, it would be ingeniously conceived and gracefully written. It would break new ground and offer penetrating insights. It would prove indispensable to understanding a controversial current event. Stephen Most has written such a book.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Portland Oregonian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart One. Headwaters\u003cbr\u003e 1. Land of Waters\u003cbr\u003e 2. Manifest Destiny\u003cbr\u003e 3. Theater of War\u003cbr\u003e 4. Reclaiming the Land\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Two. The Mouth of the Klamath\u003cbr\u003e 5. Rekwoi\u003cbr\u003e 6. Between Two Worlds\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Inland Whale\u003cbr\u003e 8. Salmon War Stories\u003cbr\u003e 9. Water, Fish, and Politics\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Three. Upriver\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Dam and the Weir\u003cbr\u003e 11. Coyote's Journey\u003cbr\u003e 12. The Road Not Taken\u003cbr\u003e 13. Smokey, Bigfoot, and the Owl\u003cbr\u003e 14. Beneath the Surface\u003cbr\u003e 15. The State of Jefferson\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Four. Fixing the World\u003cbr\u003e 16. Land, Water, and Livelihood\u003cbr\u003e 17. The Bucket on Main Street\u003cbr\u003e 18. Stakeholders\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes and Sources\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Washington Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400914182487,"sku":"9780295986227","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780295986227.jpg?v=1730471933","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/river-of-renewal-9780295986227","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}