Rivers by design: state power and the origins of U.S. flood control

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 : postwar reunification, postwar aid -- The Sacramento River : miners versus...

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Main Author: O'Neill, Karen M. 1959- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Durham, NC Duke University Press 2006
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Summary: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 : postwar reunification, postwar 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 -- A nationwide program for flood control -- Rivers by design -- Mississippi Valley river improvement conventions -- Mississippi River Levee Association, Executive Committee
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-263) and index
Physical Description:xx, 278 p maps 24 cm
ISBN:9780822387862
0822387867

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