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Water and American government

by Pisani, Donald J.
Additional authors: ebrary, Inc.
Published by : University of California Press, (Berkeley :) Physical details: xviii, 394 p., [10] p. of plates : ill., maps.
Subject(s): United States. -- Bureau of Reclamation. | Reclamation of land -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 20th century. | Water-supply -- Government policy -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 20th century. | West (U.S.) -- Economic conditions -- 20th century. | Electronic books.
Year: 2002
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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