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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Publisher Weekly Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Helvarg, David, 1951-     Subjects     Pacific Coast (Calif.) -- History.     Pacific Coast (Calif.) -- Environmental aspects.     Pacific Coast (Calif.) -- Economic aspects.     Pacific Ocean -- Environmental conditions.     California -- Description and travel.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Helvarg, David, 1951-       by title:      The golden shore : C...       by call number:      917.94 H485g     Search the Web     Helvarg, David, 1951-     Pacific Coast (Calif.) -- History.     Pacific Coast (Calif.) -- Environmental aspects.     Pacific Coast (Calif.) -- Economic aspects.     Pacific Ocean -- Environmental conditions.     California -- Description and travel.       MARC Display

The golden shore : California's love affair with the sea / David Helvarg. by Helvarg, David, 1951- Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2013. Call #: 917.94 H485g Subjects Pacific Coast (Calif.) -- History.   Pacific Coast (Calif.) -- Environmental aspects.   Pacific Coast (Calif.) -- Economic aspects.   Pacific Ocean -- Environmental conditions.   California -- Description and travel. ISBN:  9780312664961 (hc.) Edition:  1st ed. Description:  342 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-327) and index. Contents:  Home waters -- Native tides -- The Age of Sail -- Ghost forests -- Catch a wave -- Ports of call -- Navy towns -- Save our shores -- Currents of discovery -- Return of the beasts -- The urban coast -- The Redwood Coast -- Rising tides. Summary:  A sweeping history of the California coastline documents its changing culture and ecology while exploring its role in the state's efforts to counter environmental disasters, citing the influence of the international border fence and the rich animal and plant life that depend on the coast for survival. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 917.94 H485g Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Tantallon Public Library Adult Nonfiction 917.94 H485g Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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