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Growth is a major issue in the contemporary American West, especially as more and more towns and states turn to tourism to spark their economies. But growth has a flip sidelossabout which we seldom think until something is irrevocably gone.Where once was Glen Canyon, with its maze of side-canyons leading to the Colorado River, now is Lake Powell, second largest reservoir in America, attracting some three million visitors a year. Many who come here think they have found paradise, and for good it's beautiful. However, the loss of Glen Canyon was monumentalto many, a notorious event that remains unresolved.Focusing on the saddening, maddening example of Glen Canyon, Jared Farmer traces the history of exploration and development in the Four Corners region, discusses the role of tourism in changing the face of the West, and shows how the "invention" of Lake Powell has served multiple needs. He also seeks to identify the point at which change becomes How do people deal with losing places they love? How are we to remember or restore lost places?By presenting Glen Canyon as a historical case study in exploitation, Farmer offers a cautionary tale for the future of this spectacular region. I

Author

Jared Farmer

Publisher

University of Arizona Press

Published

1999

Language

EN

ISBN

9780816518876

Subjects

Engineering, History, Humanities