The dawn of green
Manchester, Thirlmere, and the Victorian environment
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Author
Publication
2009 - The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois
Language
English
Word Count
59,250 words, Guess
Page Count
237 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivedawnofgreenmanch0000ritv
- ISBN-100226720829
- ISBN-139780226720821
- Goodreads7081953
- Library of Congress Control Number2008051313
and 3 more
- OCLC Control Number277466176
- Better World Books9780226720821
- Open LibraryOL22696290M
Classifications
- LCCTD264.M3 R58 2009
- LCCTD264.M3R58 2009
Description
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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