Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Subcommittee on Water and PowerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Federal aid to water resources development
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Great Plains Region Reclamation Projects
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Subcommittee on Water and PowerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Federal aid to water resources development
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
The Shoshone Project
Author: Eric A. StenePublisher:
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Category : Buffalo Bill Dam (Wyo.)
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
Cadillac Desert
Author: Marc ReisnerPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440672822
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 674
Book Description
“I’ve been thinking a lot about Cadillac Desert in the past few weeks, as the rain fell and fell and kept falling over California, much of which, despite the pouring heavens, seems likely to remain in the grip of a severe drought. Reisner anticipated this moment. He worried that the West’s success with irrigation could be a mirage — that it took water for granted and didn’t appreciate the precariousness of our capacity to control it.” – Farhad Manjoo, The New York Times, January 20,2023 "The definitive work on the West's water crisis." --Newsweek The story of the American West is the story of a relentless quest for a precious resource: water. It is a tale of rivers diverted and dammed, of political corruption and intrigue, of billion-dollar battles over water rights, of ecological and economic disaster. In his landmark book, Cadillac Desert, Marc Reisner writes of the earliest settlers, lured by the promise of paradise, and of the ruthless tactics employed by Los Angeles politicians and business interests to ensure the city's growth. He documents the bitter rivalry between two government giants, the Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in the competition to transform the West. Based on more than a decade of research, Cadillac Desert is a stunning expose and a dramatic, intriguing history of the creation of an Eden--an Eden that may only be a mirage. This edition includes a new postscript by Lawrie Mott, a former staff scientist at the Natural Resources Defense Council, that updates Western water issues over the last two decades, including the long-term impact of climate change and how the region can prepare for the future.
Dammed Indians
Author: Michael L. LawsonPublisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 9780806126722
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Active Names of Reclamation Projects and Major Structures
Author: United States. Bureau of Reclamation. Denver OfficePublisher:
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Category : Hydraulic structures
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Active Names of Reclamation Projects and Major Structures
Author: Engineering and Research Center (U.S.)Publisher:
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Category : Dams
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Active Names of Reclamation Projects and Major Structures
Author: Active Names of Reclamation Projects and Major Structures, Denver, Colorado, November 1998
Author: Reclamation Era
Author: United States. Bureau of ReclamationPublisher:
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Category : Irrigation
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
Grand Coulee
Author: Paul C. PitzerPublisher:
ISBN: 9780874221107
Category : Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In the capable hands of Paul Pitzer, the fight for Grand Coulee Dam and the story of its construction is a vital, animated saga of people striving for dazzling goals and then working to build something spectacular. These visionaries accomplished their objective against the backdrop of the worst economic depression in the nation's history. The dam and the extensive irrigation network it supports stand today as a monument to their dreams and labors.