Water and American government [[electronic resource] ] : the Reclamation Bureau, national water policy, and the West, 1902-1935 / / Donald J. Pisani |
Autore | Pisani Donald J |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2002 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (428 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.91/15/0978 |
Soggetto topico |
Reclamation of land - West (U.S.) - History - 20th century
Water-supply - Government policy - West (U.S.) - History - 20th century |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-520-92758-3
9786612356636 1-282-35663-1 1-59734-989-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Saving lost lives : irrigation and the ideology of homemaking -- The perils of public works : Federal reclamation, 1902-1909 -- Case studies in irrigation and community : Twin Falls and Rupert -- An administrative morass : Federal reclamation, 1909-1917 -- Boom, bust and boom : Federal reclamation, 1917-1935 -- Uneasy allies : the Reclamation Service and the Bureau of Indian Affairs -- Case studies in water and power : the Yakima and the Pima -- Wiring the new West : the strange career of public power -- Gateway to the hydraulic age : water politics, 1920-1935 -- Conclusion : retrospect and significance. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455622703321 |
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2002 | ||
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Water and American government : the Reclamation Bureau, national water policy, and the West, 1902-1935 / / Donald J. Pisani |
Autore | Pisani Donald J |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , 2002 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xviii, 394 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps |
Disciplina | 333.91/15/0978 |
Soggetto topico |
Reclamation of land - West (U.S.) - History - 20th century
Water-supply - Government policy - West (U.S.) - History - 20th century |
Soggetto non controllato |
1930s
agriculture american west arable land arizona boulder dam bureau of indian affairs bureau of reclamation california carey act drought ecology family farms farming communities farming frontier government programs irrigation projects land development land management native americans nature nonfiction pima politics public works rupert idaho rural social program teddy roosevelt the new deal twin falls urban america us history water policy water rights water use water western history yakima |
ISBN |
0-520-92758-3
9786612356636 1-282-35663-1 1-59734-989-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Saving lost lives : irrigation and the ideology of homemaking -- The perils of public works : Federal reclamation, 1902-1909 -- Case studies in irrigation and community : Twin Falls and Rupert -- An administrative morass : Federal reclamation, 1909-1917 -- Boom, bust and boom : Federal reclamation, 1917-1935 -- Uneasy allies : the Reclamation Service and the Bureau of Indian Affairs -- Case studies in water and power : the Yakima and the Pima -- Wiring the new West : the strange career of public power -- Gateway to the hydraulic age : water politics, 1920-1935 -- Conclusion : retrospect and significance. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780377203321 |
Pisani Donald J
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Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , 2002 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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