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by Donald C. Jackson
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In exploring the vital function of dam building in western development prior to the New Deal, Donald Jackson focuses on the work of John S. Eastwood, a trailblazing engineer in the early twentieth century, who steadfastly promoted the dramatically less expensive - and controversial - multiple arch dam. Placing Eastwood's work within a vibrant cultural milieu - replete with power struggles among engineers, corporate patrons, and government bureaucrats - Jackson illustrates how both technical and nontechnical issues affected the financing, location, and construction of dams. By examining Eastwood's advocacy of a technology that opened up the possibility of water storage - and hence water control - to a wide range of potential users, Jackson offers a fresh and important perspective on how public and private interests intertwine to shape the enduring contours of western water controversy.
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- Title Building the Ultimate Dam: John S. Eastwood and the Control of Water in the West
- Author Donald C. Jackson
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 352
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of Oklahoma Press
- Publication date 2005-09-26
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Glossary, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780806137339 / 0806137339
- Weight 1.33 lbs (0.60 kg)
- Dimensions 10.02 x 6.86 x 0.76 in (25.45 x 17.42 x 1.93 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Plains
- Topical: Ecology
- Category Environmental Studies
- Library of Congress subjects Arch dams - West (U.S.) - Design and, Eastwood, John S
- Dewey Decimal Code 627.820
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