Williams, Albert N. <br/><br/>
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. 
<br/><br/>includes index 
<br/><br/>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) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Rivers--West (U.S.)<br/>Hydraulic engineering--West (U.S.)
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>627.1  / WIW 1951