Structures in the Stream Water, Science, and the Rise of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers |
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| Author:
| Shallat, Todd |
| Series title: | American Studies Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-292-75491-1 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2013 |
| Publisher: | University of Texas Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $28.95 |
Book Description:
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Todd Shallat examines the turbulent first century of the dam and canal building Corps and follows the agency's rise from European antecedents through the boom years of river development after the American Civil War.
Todd Shallat examines the turbulent first century of the dam and canal building Corps and follows the agency's rise from European antecedents through the boom years of river development after the American Civil War.