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UNINA9910807151703321 |
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Autore |
Parham Claire Puccia |
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Titolo |
The St. Lawrence Seaway and Power Project : an oral history of the greatest construction show on earth / / Claire Puccia Parham |
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Syracuse, N.Y. : , : Syracuse University Press, , 2009 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xxxi, 353 pages) : illustrations, map |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Dams - Saint Lawrence River - Design and construction - History |
Hydroelectric power plants - Saint Lawrence River - Design and construction - History |
Waterways - Saint Lawrence River Region - History |
Construction industry - Employees |
Saint Lawrence Seaway History |
Saint Lawrence Seaway Power utilization History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The binational political debate -- The project -- The workforce -- Life on the job -- Construction dilemmas -- Off the project -- The core of the corps -- A lifetime of memories. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"The culmination of a century-long dream to link the Great Lakes interior industrial hubs to the Atlantic Ocean, the St. Lawrence Seaway and Power Project stands as one of the largest and most important public works⁰́₉ initiatives of the twentieth century. In this book, Claire Puccia Parham reveals the human side of the project in the words of its engineers, laborers, and carpenters." |
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