Rivers by design : state power and the origins of U.S. flood control
Shows how today's massive U.S. flood control system reflects the program's origins as a nineteenth-century response to the demands of farmers and business elites in outlying territories
xx, 278 pages ; 25 cm
9780822337607, 9780822337737, 0822337606, 0822337738
62342078
Infrastructure builds the state
The founding principles of river development
The Mississippi River : becoming the nation's river
The Mississippi River : resentment leading to Civil War
The Mississippi River : post-war reunification, post-war aid
The Sacramento River : miners versus farmers
The Sacramento River : capitalists unify for development
Federal aid for the Mississippi and Sacramento Rivers
The fully designed river
Flood control for all rivers
Rivers by design