University of California Press 1996 Paperback Good-Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name-GOOD PAPERBACK Standard-sized.

University of California Press 1996 Trade paperback Good Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

ISBN10: 0520207092, ISBN13: 9780520207097, [publisher: University of California Press] Softcover Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
[Frederick, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1996]

University of California Press 1996 Paperback Good Some shelfwear but still NICE! -may have remainder mark or previous owner's name Standard-sized.

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[Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1996]

University of California Press, Date: 1996. Revised ed. Softcover. Very Good. 5x0x8. The drive to own the natural world in twentieth-century America seems virtually limitless. Signs of this national penchant for possessing nature are everywhere―from suburban picket fences to elaborate schemes to own underground water, clouds, even the ocean floor.Yet, as Theodore Steinberg demonstrates in this compelling, witty look at Americans' attempts to master the environment, nature continually turns these efforts into folly. In a rich, narrative style recalling the work of John McPhee, Steinberg tours America to explore some of the more unusual dilemmas that have arisen in our struggle to possess nature.Beginning along the Missouri River, Steinberg recounts the battle for three thousand acres of land the river carved from a Nebraska Indian reservation and deposited in Iowa. Then he travels to Louisiana, where an army of lawyers butted heads over whether Six Mile Lake was actually a lake or a stream. He continues to Arizona to investigate who owned the underground, then to Pennsylvania's Blue Ridge Mountains to see who claimed the clouds. He ends in crowded New York City with Donald Trump's struggle for air rights.Americans' obsession with owning nature was immortalized by Mark Twain in the tale of Slide Mountain, where a landslide-prone Nevada peak turned the American dream of real estate into dust. In relating these modern-day "Slide ...

ISBN10: 0520207092, ISBN13: 9780520207097, [publisher: Univ of California Pr on Demand, Ewing, New Jersey, U.S.A.] Softcover 212pp including index Maps Photographs
[coeurd'Alene, ID, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1996]

University of California Press 1996 Revised ed. Softcover Very Good Size: 5x0x8; The drive to own the natural world in twentieth-century America seems virtually limitless. Signs of this national penchant for possessing nature are everywhere-from suburban picket fences to elaborate schemes to own underground water, clouds, even the ocean floor. Yet, as Theodore Steinberg demonstrates in this compelling, witty look at Americans' attempts to master the environment, nature continually turns these efforts into folly. In a rich, narrative style recalling the work of John McPhee, Steinberg tours America to explore some of the more unusual dilemmas that have arisen in our struggle to possess nature. Beginning along the Missouri River, Steinberg recounts the battle for three thousand acres of land the river carved from a Nebraska Indian reservation and deposited in Iowa. Then he travels to Louisiana, where an army of lawyers butted heads over whether Six Mile Lake was actually a lake or a stream. He continues to Arizona to investigate who owned the underground, then to Pennsylvania's Blue Ridge Mountains to see who claimed the clouds. He ends in crowded New York City with Donald Trump's struggle for air rights. Americans' obsession with owning nature was immortalized by Mark Twain in the tale of Slide Mountain, where a landslide-prone Nevada peak turned the American dream of real estate into dust. In relating these modern-day "Slide Mountain" stories, Steinberg illuminates what it ...

University of California Press. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. University of California Press ISBN 0520207092 9780520207097 [US]

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[Fayetteville, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1996]

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[Columbia, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1996]
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Paperback / softback. New. Tours America to explore some of the more unusual dilemmas that have arisen in our struggle to possess nature. This book recounts the battle for three thousand acres of land the river carved from a Nebraska Indian reservation and deposited in Iowa. It illuminates what it means to live in a culture of property where everything must have an owner. ISBN 0520207092 9780520207097 [GB]

ISBN10: 0520207092, ISBN13: 9780520207097, [publisher: University of California Press] Softcover
[Castle Donington, DERBY, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1996]
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Univ of California Pr, Date: 1996. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 224 pages. 8.50x5.75x0.75 inches. 1996. Univ of California Pr ISBN 0520207092 9780520207097 [GB]

Paperback / softback. New. Tours America to explore some of the more unusual dilemmas that have arisen in our struggle to possess nature. This book recounts the battle for three thousand acres of land the river carved from a Nebraska Indian reservation and deposited in Iowa. It illuminates what it means to live in a culture of property where everything must have an owner. ISBN 0520207092 9780520207097 [GB]

ISBN10: 0520207092, ISBN13: 9780520207097, [publisher: University of California Press] Softcover Book is in NEW condition.
[Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1996]

ISBN10: 0520207092, ISBN13: 9780520207097, [publisher: University of California Press] Softcover Tours America to explore some of the more unusual dilemmas that have arisen in our struggle to possess nature. This book recounts the battle for three thousand acres of land the river carved from a Nebraska Indian reservation and deposited in Iowa. It illum.
[Greven, Germany] [Publication Year: 1996]
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ISBN10: 0520207092, ISBN13: 9780520207097, [publisher: University of California Press] Softcover Tours America to explore some of the more unusual dilemmas that have arisen in our struggle to possess nature. This book recounts the battle for three thousand acres of land the river carved from a Nebraska Indian reservation and deposited in Iowa. It illum.
[Greven, Germany] [Publication Year: 1996]
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Univ of California Pr 1996 Softcover New Reprint edition. 224 pages. 8.50x5.75x0.75 inches.

University of California Press, Date: 1996-11-07. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1996. University of California Press ISBN 0520207092 9780520207097 [US]

University of California Press 1996 Unknown Binding Collectible-Very Good 1996. Softcover. Book is very good. Minor shelf-wear, slight indentions and staining to cover. DO SKU-6909468.