Big Dams of the New Deal Era: A Confluence of Engineering And Politics (edit title/settings)

by David P. Billington, Donald C. Jackson (?) (edit contributors)

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The massive dams of the American West were designed to serve multiple purposes: improving navigation, irrigating crops, storing water, controlling floods, and generating hydroelectricity. Their construction also put thousands of people to work during the Great Depression. Only later did the... read more

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Books › History › Americas › United States › State & Local › West
Books › Professional & Technical › Engineering › Civil › Environmental › Hydrology
Books › History › Americas › United States › 20th Century
Books › Science › Technology › History of Technology

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