Rivers by design : state power and the origins of U.S. flood control /
Material type: TextSeries: Wetmore CollectionPublication details: Durham [N.C.] : Duke University Press 2006Description: xx, 278 p. ; 25 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0822337606 (cloth : acidfree paper)
- 0822337738 (pbk. : acidfree paper)
- 363.34/9360973 22
- TC530 .O55 2006
- S FLOD.010.b.e.c.02 ONeK 2006 ASFPM
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-263) and index.
Infrastructure builds the state -- The founding principles of river development -- The Mississippi River : becoming the nation's river -- The Mississippi River : resentment leading to Civil War -- The Mississippi River : post-war reunification, post-war aid -- The Sacramento River : miners versus farmers -- The Sacramento River : capitalists unify for development -- Federal aid for the Mississippi and Sacramento Rivers -- The fully designed river -- Flood control for all rivers -- Rivers by design.
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