A Selected and Annotated Bibliography on Flood Control in Foreign Countries, 1826-1946
Author: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
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Published: 1947
Total Pages: 6
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Author: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
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Published: 1947
Total Pages: 6
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
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Published: 1947
Total Pages: 53
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Flood Control
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Published: 1946
Total Pages: 700
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: University of California (System). Institute of Library Research
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Published: 1972
Total Pages: 876
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: David McCullough
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2007-05-31
Total Pages: 308
ISBN-13: 1416561226
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe stunning story of one of America’s great disasters, a preventable tragedy of Gilded Age America, brilliantly told by master historian David McCullough. At the end of the nineteenth century, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, was a booming coal-and-steel town filled with hardworking families striving for a piece of the nation’s burgeoning industrial prosperity. In the mountains above Johnstown, an old earth dam had been hastily rebuilt to create a lake for an exclusive summer resort patronized by the tycoons of that same industrial prosperity, among them Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick, and Andrew Mellon. Despite repeated warnings of possible danger, nothing was done about the dam. Then came May 31, 1889, when the dam burst, sending a wall of water thundering down the mountain, smashing through Johnstown, and killing more than 2,000 people. It was a tragedy that became a national scandal. Graced by David McCullough’s remarkable gift for writing richly textured, sympathetic social history, The Johnstown Flood is an absorbing, classic portrait of life in nineteenth-century America, of overweening confidence, of energy, and of tragedy. It also offers a powerful historical lesson for our century and all times: the danger of assuming that because people are in positions of responsibility they are necessarily behaving responsibly.
Author: David P. Billington
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Published: 2005-10
Total Pages: 630
ISBN-13: 9780160728235
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExplores the story of Federal contributions to dam planning, design, and construction.
Author: George Rosen
Publisher: JHU Press
Published: 2015-04
Total Pages: 441
ISBN-13: 1421416018
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor seasoned professionals as well as students, A History of Public Health is visionary and essential reading.
Author: C. Albert White
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Published: 1983
Total Pages: 794
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Published: 1984
Total Pages: 0
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Clarence R. Geier
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2017-02-10
Total Pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9781541023482
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe book includes six chapters that cover Virginia history from initial settlement through the 20th century plus one that deals with the important role of underwater archaeology. Written by prominent archaeologists with research experience in their respective topic areas, the chapters consider important issues of Virginia history and consider how the discipline of historic archaeology has addressed them and needs to address them . Changes in research strategy over time are discussed , and recommendations are made concerning the need to recognize the diverse and often differing roles and impacts that characterized the different regions of Virginia over the course of its historic past. Significant issues in Virginia history needing greater study are identified.