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Contents Acknowledgments ix Introduction xi Chapter 1 The Changing Perceptions of Mono Lake 1 Chapter 2 The Mining Era 21 Chapter 3 The Mono Lake Oil Boom 34 Chapter 4 Commercial and Recreational Developments before World War II 44 Chapter 5 The Mark Twain Days Celebrations 67 Chapter 6 Eastern Sierra Recreation after World War II 81 Chapter 7 The Mono Lake Marina 97 Chapter 8 Tragedies, Disasters, and Human Disruptions 106 Chapter 9 Los Angeles and the Mono Lake Basin 119 Chapter 10 Conclusion 150 Bibliography 155 Index 161 ...

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