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At the Base of the Giant's Throat: The Past and Future of America's Great Dams
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- ISBN
- 9781640124936
- Book Title
- At the Base of the Giant's Throat : the Past and Future of America's Great Dams
- Item Length
- 9.3in
- Publisher
- Potomac Books, Incorporated
- Publication Year
- 2023
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.8in
- Genre
- Technology & Engineering, Business & Economics, History
- Topic
- Environmental / Water Supply, Hydraulics, Infrastructure, United States / General
- Item Width
- 6.4in
- Item Weight
- 23.3 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 328 Pages
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Anthony R. Palumbi dives into the history of dam-building in the United States as natural waterscapes have been replaced with engineered environments and the bone-dry West became America's produce aisle.
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Publisher
Potomac Books, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1640124934
ISBN-13
9781640124936
eBay Product ID (ePID)
19058376601
Product Key Features
Book Title
At the Base of the Giant's Throat : the Past and Future of America's Great Dams
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Environmental / Water Supply, Hydraulics, Infrastructure, United States / General
Publication Year
2023
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Business & Economics, History
Number of Pages
328 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.3in
Item Height
1.8in
Item Width
6.4in
Item Weight
23.3 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Tc556.P35 2023
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"In this titillating history of American water infrastructure, Anthony Palumbi adroitly plumbs the personal and political. From Europeans' first forays upstream into North America through the dam-building boom, Hurricane Katrina, and today's megadrought, he shows how much water infrastructure was directed not by nature or the common good but to wag the dog for political power and profits. A backlash toward disinvestment, now amplified by climate change, is causing mounting disasters, and Palumbi calls for a new era of public investment to wrest the United States onto a more equitable, sustainable path."--Erica Gies, author of Water Always Wins: Thriving in an Age of Drought and Deluge, "Anyone who can weave the topics of the Grand Coulee Dam and the music of the band, Nirvana, into the same paragraph is OK with me. The final pages offers solutions and optimism, and, for that alone, At the Base of the Giant's Throat is a solid read worthy of your consideration."--Peter Bruce, Roundup Magazine
Table of Content
Acknowledgments 1. Rivers Wild 2. Brick by Brick 3. The Drowned Empire 4. A Towering Height 5. Approaching the Spillway 6. Great, Still Mass 7. The Breakdown 8. The War Economy 9. Inundation 10. Desiccation 11. No Promises Notes Bibliography Index
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Lccn
2022-043565
Dewey Decimal
627.80973
Dewey Edition
23
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