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Author: Bill Gulick
Publisher: UNM Press
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 396
ISBN-13: 9780826334862
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is the fourth and final volume in the "Roll on Columbia" series that follows the course of the ecological destruction in the Pacific Northwest's vital watershed.
Author: Michael Runtz
Publisher:
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781554553242
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is a comprehensive overview of the lives of beavers and the habitats that arise from their actions. It is a visual extravaganza with approximately 400 photographs providing intimate insights into the lives of beavers and the other inhabitants of their ponds. And many new observations and rarely seen moments will be revealed as well.
Author: W. H. Carson
Publisher:
Published: 1981
Total Pages: 102
ISBN-13: 9780905039091
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: James Mark Miller
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Published: 2016-02-19
Total Pages: 389
ISBN-13: 0857905635
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis history of Scottish hydropower vividly chronicles the mid-20th century public works projects that transformed the Highlands. In the thirty years after the Second World War, the construction projects of the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board changed the face of the Highlands. They brought electricity to nearly every region north of the Highland Line. Founded by Scotland’s idealistic Secretary of State Tom Johnston, these epic projects of hard labor in beautiful landscapes gave hope to Highland communities. By the time the last scheme was opened in Foyers in 1975, the engineers had built some fifty major dams and power stations, almost 200 miles of tunnel, 400 miles of road, and over 20,000 miles of power line. The Board had to overcome adverse weather and difficult terrain, as well as political opposition. The Dam Builders is a vivid account of these historic projects and includes eyewitness stories from many of the workers who made the electrification of the Highlands a reality.
Author: Andrew J. Dunar
Publisher: University of Nevada Press
Published: 2016-06-01
Total Pages: 350
ISBN-13: 0874173833
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAndrew J. Dunar and Dennis McBride skillfully interweave eyewitness accounts of the building of Hoover Dam. These stories create the richest existing portrait of the building of Hoover Dam and its tremendous effect on the lives of those involved in its creation: the gritty, sometimes grisly realities of living in cardboard boxes and tents during several of the hottest Southern Nevada summers on record; the fearsome carbon monoxide deaths of tunnel builders who, it was claimed, had died of "pneumonia"; the uproarious life of nearby Las Vegas versus the tightly controlled existence of the workers in the built-overnight confines of Boulder City; and of course the astounding accomplishment of building the Dam itself and completing the task not only early but under budget!
Author: Francesca de Chatel
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
Published: 2011-12-31
Total Pages: 223
ISBN-13: 1412809886
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrancesca de Châtel explores the problems and paradoxes of water resources in the Middle East and North Africa. She takes an entirely new angle on the much-discussed question of water scarcity by examining the history and culture of water from a human perspective. Unlike other books on the subject that provide specialized geopolitical, economic, and hydrological analyses, this book presents the reality of water scarcity through the eyes of those confronting the problem on a daily basis. The author provides a colorful and diverse portrait of a resource that is inextricably entwined with the history and future of the region and its peoples. Using research obtained in her travels, she combines lively character sketches, interviews, travel descriptions, historical anecdotes, and hard facts to reveal the complexity of this invaluable resource. Besides identifying the causes of the current water crisis, the book also discusses the reason for a lack of awareness among the general public, and deals with a variety of themes: the role of water in religions and ideologies, the impact of large-scale water projects on people’s perception of the resource, and the politics of water pricing. In exploring the past, present, and future of water in the region, de Châtel exposes the roots of the current water crisis.
Author: Daniel P. Beard
Publisher:
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 143
ISBN-13: 9781555664602
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor Beard is the former Commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and knows the inside story of the waste of taxpayer money. The Bureau is responsible for building and operating water projects across the West, such as Hoover, Glen Canyon and Grand Coulee Dams.
Author: Joseph E. Stevens
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: 2014-09-12
Total Pages: 338
ISBN-13: 0806148144
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the spring of 1931, in a rugged desert canyon on the Arizona-Nevada border, an army of workmen began one of the most difficult and daring building projects ever undertaken—the construction of Hoover Dam. Through the worst years of the Great Depression as many as five thousand laborers toiled twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, to erect the huge structure that would harness the Colorado River and transform the American West. Construction of the giant dam was a triumph of human ingenuity, yet the full story of this monumental endeavor has never been told. Now, in an engrossing, fast-paced narrative, Joseph E. Stevens recounts the gripping saga of Hoover Dam. Drawing on a wealth of material, including manuscript collections, government documents, contemporary newspaper and magazine accounts, and personal interviews and correspondence with men and women who were involved with the construction, he brings the Hoover Dam adventure to life. Described here in dramatic detail are the deadly hazards the work crews faced as they hacked and blasted the dam’s foundation out of solid rock; the bitter political battles and violent labor unrest that threatened to shut the job down; the deprivation and grinding hardship endured by the workers’ families; the dam builders’ gambling, drinking, and whoring sprees in nearby Las Vegas; and the stirring triumphs and searing moments of terror as the massive concrete wedge rose inexorably from the canyon floor. Here, too, is an unforgettable cast of characters: Henry Kaiser, Warren Bechtel, and Harry Morrison, the ambitious, headstrong construction executives who gambled fortune and fame on the Hoover Dam contract; Frank Crowe, the brilliant, obsessed field engineer who relentlessly drove the work force to finish the dam two and a half years ahead of schedule; Sims Ely, the irascible, teetotaling eccentric who ruled Boulder City, the straightlaced company town created for the dam workers by the federal government; and many more men and women whose courage and sacrifice, greed and frailty, made the dam’s construction a great human, as well as technological, adventure. Hoover Dam is a compelling, irresistible account of an extraordinary American epic.
Author: Kenneth D. Hansen
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Published: 1991
Total Pages: 328
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRoller compacted concrete (RCC) represents a major advance in dam-building technology. The RCC method speeds construction & reduces the costs of building without compromising safety. This work focuses on the cutting edge of RCC design technology, describing the costs & benefits of a variety of technical approaches, & offering an extensive survey of completed RCC dams & the participants involved in building them.
Author: Lois Lonnquist
Publisher: Mtsky Press
Published: 2006-06-01
Total Pages: 226
ISBN-13: 9780978696306
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFifty Cents An Hour: The Builders and Boomtowns of the Fort Peck Dam One of the most fascinating chapters in Montana history is the building of the Fort Peck Dam across the Missouri River in northeast Montana. The story of the people who built it, is another. Project Number 30, the Fort Peck Dam, was authorized by President Franklin D. Roosevelt during the Great Depression of the 1930s, and built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. It provided jobs and hope for the thousands of unemployed Montana workers, and others across the country. It left a legacy of flood control, electric power, and recreation on Fort Peck Lake enjoyed by thousands today. My family's four year involvement with "the dam" project led me to write a book:
