| Description |
xviii, 394 p., [10] p. of plates : ill., maps. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Saving lost lives : irrigation and the ideology of homemaking -- The perils of public works : Federal reclamation, 1902-1909 -- Case studies in irrigation and community : Twin Falls and Rupert -- An administrative morass : Federal reclamation, 1909-1917 -- Boom, bust and boom : Federal reclamation, 1917-1935 -- Uneasy allies : the Reclamation Service and the Bureau of Indian Affairs -- Case studies in water and power : the Yakima and the Pima -- Wiring the new West : the strange career of public power -- Gateway to the hydraulic age : water politics, 1920-1935 -- Conclusion : retrospect and significance. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
United States. Bureau of Reclamation.
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Reclamation of land -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 20th century.
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Water-supply -- Government policy -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 20th century.
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West (U.S.) -- Economic conditions -- 20th century.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0520230302 (alk. paper) |
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