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Flood control politics; the Connecticut River Valley problem, 1927-1950.

Title: Flood control politics; the Connecticut River Valley problem, 1927-1950.
Author: Leuchtenburg, William E. (William Edward), 1922-
Publication: Cambridge, Harvard University Press, 1953.

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Description

vi, 339 pages illustrations, map; 22 cm

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Bibliography (note)

Bibliography: p. [293]-325.

Contents

Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- CHAPTER I. Sources of Conflict -- CHAPTER II. Government Action in the Valley before 1927 -- CHAPTER III. The Failure to Harness the River, 1927-1935 -- CHAPTER IV. The Flood Control Conflict -- CHAPTER V. TV A on the Connecticut -- CHAPTER VI. The Federal Government Takes Over -- CHAPTER VII. Hurricane Politics -- CHAPTER VIII. The Skirmish at Union Village -- CHAPTER IX Power Dams and River Boats -- CHAPTER X. The Battle of the West River Valley -- CHAPTER XI. The States Take Over, 1945-1948 -- CHAPTER XII. The New Campaign for Federal Power -- CHAPTER XIII. An Assessment: 1927-1950 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

ISBN

9780674423954
067442395X

LCCN

53006031
10.4159/harvard.9780674423954

OCLC

ocm02168119
2168119
SCSB-238969

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library