The dawn of green

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The dawn of green

Harriet Ritvo

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Harriet RitvoPublished 2009cover on file

In 1870 the burgeoning city of Manchester purchased a lake in Cumbria, Thirlmere, to provide a water supply. The conversion of lake to reservoir sparked one of the earlist environmental campaigns. Harriet Ritvo revisits the controversy & considers what lessons it has left with us.

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Publisher	The University of Chicago Press
Pages	237
Search language	english
ISBN_10	0-226-72082-9 primary
ISBN_13	978-0-226-72082-1 primary

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