The water and the power

development of the five great rivers of the West.

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The water and the power

development of the five great rivers of the West.

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Language
English
Pages
378

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Table of Contents

The ditch-digger civilization.
The firebrand river, the Colorado.
The golden valley, the Sacramento & San Joaquin Rivers.
The dustiest river in the world, the Rio Grande.
Old Muddy and Misery, the Missouri.
The Ourigan, Columbia's River.
A future for America.
Sidelights and highlights.
Bibliography (p. 357-367)

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New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
627.1
Library of Congress
TC423 .W49

The Physical Object

Pagination
xiv, 378 p.
Number of pages
378

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL6092892M
Internet Archive
waterpower0000unse
LCCN
51010126
OCLC/WorldCat
562409

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL15128611W

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