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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-osu12869961462021-08-03T06:00:46Z Getting back to the garden : rhetorical mythos and the damming of Hetch Hetchy Stacy, Rob L. <p>This dissertation is a rhetorical analysis and reconstructive history of an early debate in American environmentalism. It specifically focuses on the ways in which rhetorical <i>mythos</i> was invoked by two rhetorical communities in the debate over the damming of the Hetch Hetchy valley in the Sierra Nevadas in order to supply water for the city of San Francisco. The Hetch Hetchy debate, which was prominent in national politics and journalism from 1906-1913, was a defining moment for American environmentalism. It made apparent a deep rift between utilitarian Conservationists such as Gifford Pinchot (who supported the dam project as an efficient use of natural resources) and Preservationists such as John Muir (who bitterly opposed the project as a blasphemous assault on sacred land). Prior to the Hetch Hetchy debate, the differences between Conservationists and Preservationists often went unnoticed; both worked together in lobbying Congress to set aside national forest reserves and they conjointly raised national consciousness about diminishing wild land. As a result, they were often perceived by the public to have complementary, if not identical, goals, and both groups were seen as defenders of wilderness. The proposed dam exposed the two communities' fundamental disagreements about the value and status of wilderness, disagreements that continue to define public policy decisions today. In this dissertation, I explore the importance of rhetorical <i>mythos</i> to both these communities' arguments, with two primary goals in mind: 1) to illustrate the importance of myth in rhetoric, especially the rhetoric of wilderness, in shaping available arguments. 2) to show how the Preservationists failed to effectively employ their own <i>mythos</i> in the debate and how this failure rendered many of their arguments ineffective. Students of American environmentalism and foe alike) locate the preservation of wilderness at the very heart of the environmental movement. My exploration of the topic aims to contribute to the debates over wilderness we carry with us into the next millennium, while also adding to our understanding of rhetoric and its use of myth.</p> 1999 English text The Ohio State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1286996146 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1286996146 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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