River City and Valley Life : An Environmental History of the Sacramento Region / edited by Christopher J. Castaneda and Lee M.A. Simpson.

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"Often referred to as 'the Big Tomato,' Sacramento is a city whose makeup is significantly more complex than its agriculture-based sobriquet implies. In River City and Valley Life, the contributors reveal the major transformations to the natural and built environment that have shaped Sacramento and...

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Other Authors: Castaneda, Christopher James, 1959-
Simpson, Lee M. A.
Language:English
Published: Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2013]
Subjects:
City planning > Environmental aspects > California > Sacramento > History.
Urbanization > Environmental aspects > California > Sacramento > History.
Suburbs > Environmental aspects > California > Sacramento > History.
Nature > Effect of human beings on > California > Sacramento > History.
Landscape changes > California > Sacramento > History.
Landscape changes > California > Sacramento Valley > History.
Sacramento (Calif.) > Environmental conditions.
Sacramento Valley (Calif.) > Environmental conditions.
Sacramento (Calif.) > History.
Sacramento Valley (Calif.) > History.
Special collections > Sacramento Public Library.
Physical Description:viii, 406 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction: The Indomitable City and Its Environmental Context / Steven M. Avella
  • Part I. Boomtown Sacramento
  • John A. Sutter and the Indian Business / Albert L. Hurtado
  • River City : Sacramento's Gold Rush Birth and Transfiguration / Kenneth N. Owens
  • "We Must Give the World Confidence in the Stability and Permanence of the Place" : Planning Sacramento's Townsite, 1853-1870 / Nathan Hallam
  • Railroads and the Urban Environment : Sacramento's Story / Richard J. Orsi
  • Part II. Valley Reclamation
  • The Perils of Agriculture in Sacramento's Untamed Hinterland / David Vaught
  • Rivers of Gold, Valley of Conquest : The Business of Levees and Dams in the Capital City / Todd Holmes
  • Forging Transcontinental Alliances : The Sacramento River Valley in National Drainage and Flood Control Politics, 1900-1917 / Anthony E. Carlson
  • Both "Country Town" and "Bustling Metropolis" : How Boosterism, Suburbs, and Narrative Helped Shape Sacramento's Identity and Environmental Sensibilities / Paul J. P. Sandul
  • Part III. Government Town
  • Unseen Investment : New Deal Sacramento / Gray Brechin and Lee M. A. Simpson
  • The Legacy of War : Sacramento's Military Bases / Rand Herbert
  • Recalling Rancho Seco : Voicing a Nuclear Past / Christopher J. Castaneda
  • Part IV. Reclaiming the Past
  • Dreams, Realizations, and Nightmares : The American River Parkway's Tumultuous Life, 1915-2011 / Alfred E. Holland, Jr.
  • Thunder over the Valley : Environmental Politics and Indian Gaming in California / Tanis C. Thorne
  • The Invention of Old Sacramento : A Past for the Future / Lee M. A. Simpson and Lisa C. Prince
  • Epilogue: Sacramento, Before and After the Gold Rush / Ty O. Smith.