The water and the power : development of the five great rivers of the West /
Williams, Albert N.
The water and the power : development of the five great rivers of the West / - New York, Duell, Sloan and Pearce 1951 - xiv, 378 p. illus., maps. 22 cm.
includes index
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)
Rivers--West (U.S.)
Hydraulic engineering--West (U.S.)
627.1 / WIW 1951
The water and the power : development of the five great rivers of the West / - New York, Duell, Sloan and Pearce 1951 - xiv, 378 p. illus., maps. 22 cm.
includes index
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)
Rivers--West (U.S.)
Hydraulic engineering--West (U.S.)
627.1 / WIW 1951