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Structures in the stream : water, science, and the rise of the U.S. Army corps of engineers / Todd Shallat.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shallat, Todd, 1954- author.
- Series:
- American Studies Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hydraulic engineering.
- Hydraulic engineering--United States--History.
- Water resources development--Political aspects.
- Water resources development.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (295 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, [1994]
- Summary:
- Todd Shallat examines the turbulent first century of the dam and canal building Corps and follows the agency's rise from European antecedents through the boom years of river development after the American Civil War.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Epigraphs
- Contents
- Preface
- Prologue: A Nation Builder
- 1. European Antecedents
- 2. Mapping Water, Marking Land
- 3. The West Point Connection
- 4. Objects of National Pride
- 5. "A Privileged Order of the Very Worst Class"
- Epilogue: Formative Conflicts
- Guide to Sources
- Notes
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 0-292-75492-2
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