The Federal Presence
Abstract The federal government pervades the contemporary American West. Federal lands stretch from the fires of Kilauea to the ice cliffs of Glacier Bay, from the nation’s highest peak in Alaska to its lowest point in Death Valley. Federal properties range in size and complexity from roadside picni...
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Oxford University PressNew York, NY
1996
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195112122.003.0014 https://academic.oup.com/book/chapter-pdf/51989980/isbn-9780195112122-book-part-14.pdf |
| Summary: | Abstract The federal government pervades the contemporary American West. Federal lands stretch from the fires of Kilauea to the ice cliffs of Glacier Bay, from the nation’s highest peak in Alaska to its lowest point in Death Valley. Federal properties range in size and complexity from roadside picnic tables to Hoover Dam. Federal funds protect the ancient homes of the Anasazi on the Colorado Plateau, pay for the scientific research at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, and support the search for nuclear-waste depositories in the sparsely settled hinterlands of Nevada and New Mexico. Westerners are still known to proclaim their independence of the governmental octopus, but they now live in a region whose every corner is linked into networks of federal programs, regulations, spending, and employment. |
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