Title
The Snail Darter and the Dam: How PorkBarrel Politics Endangered a Little Fish and Killed a River,Used
Sold by Ergodebooks, an authorized reseller.
Returns accepted within 30 days | support@ergodebooks.com
Shipping Information
- Free Standard Shipping — United States only
- Processing Time: 1–3 business days
- Estimated Delivery: 3–5 business days after dispatch
- Double-boxed, fully insured & discreetly packaged
- Tracking number sent via email once dispatched
- Orders over $250 require signature upon delivery. Taxes calculated at checkout.
Returns & Refund
Returns accepted within 30 days of delivery.
Damaged or Defective Item
Free return shipping + replacement or full refund
Wrong Item Received
Free return shipping + replacement or full refund
Change of Mind
Return shipping at customer's expense · 25% restocking fee applies
Payment Option
The untold story of a notorious environmental case and the citizen crusade that carried a little fish through Washington politics and the Supreme CourtEven today, thirty years after the legal battles to save the endangered snail darter, the little fish that blocked completion of a TVA dam is still invoked as an icon of leftist extremism and governmental foolishness. In this eyeopening book, the lawyer who with his students fought and won the Supreme Court caseknown officially as Tennessee Valley Authority v. Hilltells the hidden story behind one of the nations most significant environmental law battles.The realities of the darters case, Plater asserts, have been consistently mischaracterized in politics and the media. This book offers a detailed account of the sixyear crusade against a porkbarrel project that made no economic sense and was flawed from the start. In reality TVAs project was designed for recreation and real estate development. And at the heart of the little group fighting the project in the courts and Congress were family farmers trying to save their homes and farms, most of which were to be resold in a corporate land development scheme. Platers gripping tale of citizens navigating the tangled corridors of national power stimulates important questions about our nations governance, and at last sets the snail darters record straight.
⚠️ WARNING (California Proposition 65):
This product may contain chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm.
For more information, please visit www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.