Great American Bridges And Dams

Author : Donald Conrad Jackson
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Great American Bridges and Dams written by Donald Conrad Jackson and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bridges and dams are key symbols of civic development, says Jackson and for this reason these two seemingly diverse types of structures have been combined in this book. The descriptions of many of the sites listed here go beyond simple data related to their dates and dimensions. The bridges and dams have been placed in historical contexts that illuminate their technological origins, the nature of their operation or their role in the local region's socioeconomic development. These analyses are designed to demonstrate the significance of these structres in America's history. ISBN 0-89133-129-8 (pbk.): $16.95 (For use only in the library).

Author : David P. Billington
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 0806157895
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Big Dams of the New Deal Era written by David P. Billington and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2017-04-20 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The massive dams of the American West were designed to serve multiple purposes: improving navigation, irrigating crops, storing water, controlling floods, and generating hydroelectricity. Their construction also put thousands of people to work during the Great Depression. Only later did the dams’ baneful effects on river ecologies spark public debate. Big Dams of the New Deal Era tells how major water-storage structures were erected in four western river basins. David P. Billington and Donald C. Jackson reveal how engineering science, regional and national politics, perceived public needs, and a river’s natural features intertwined to create distinctive dams within each region. In particular, the authors describe how two federal agencies, the Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation, became key players in the creation of these important public works. By illuminating the mathematical analysis that supported large-scale dam construction, the authors also describe how and why engineers in the 1930s most often opted for massive gravity dams, whose design required enormous quantities of concrete or earth-rock fill for stability. Richly illustrated, Big Dams of the New Deal Era offers a compelling account of how major dams in the New Deal era restructured the landscape—both politically and physically—and why American society in the 1930s embraced them wholeheartedly.

Author : Paul Zucker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 74 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Bridges and Dams written by Paul Zucker and published by . This book was released on 1941 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Donald Conrad Jackson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780822944263
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.6X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pastoral and Monumental written by Donald Conrad Jackson and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Pastoral and Monumental, Donald C. Jackson chronicles America's longtime fascination with dams as represented on picture postcards from the late nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century. Through over four hundred images, Jackson documents the remarkable transformation of dams and their significance to the environment and culture of America. Initially, dams were portrayed in pastoral settings on postcards that might jokingly proclaim them as “a dam pretty place.” But scenes of flood damage, dam collapses, and other disasters also captured people's attention. Later, images of New Deal projects, such as the Hoover Dam, Grand Coulee Dam, and Norris Dam, symbolized America's rise from the Great Depression through monumental public works and technological innovation. Jackson relates the practical applications of dams, describing their use in irrigation, navigation, flood control, hydroelectric power, milling, mining, and manufacturing. He chronicles changing construction techniques, from small timber mill dams to those more massive and more critical to a society dependent on instant access to electricity and potable water. Concurrent to the evolution of dam technology, Jackson recounts the rise of a postcard culture that was fueled by advances in printing, photography, lowered postal rates, and America's fascination with visual imagery. In 1910, almost one billion postcards were mailed through the U.S. Postal Service, and for a period of over fifty years, postcards featuring dams were “all the rage.” Whether displaying the charms of an old mill, the aftermath of a devastating flood, or the construction of a colossal gravity dam, these postcards were a testament to how people perceived dams as structures of both beauty and technological power.

Author : David P. Billington
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 0806157887
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Big Dams of the New Deal Era written by David P. Billington and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2017-04-20 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The massive dams of the American West were designed to serve multiple purposes: improving navigation, irrigating crops, storing water, controlling floods, and generating hydroelectricity. Their construction also put thousands of people to work during the Great Depression. Only later did the dams’ baneful effects on river ecologies spark public debate. Big Dams of the New Deal Era tells how major water-storage structures were erected in four western river basins. David P. Billington and Donald C. Jackson reveal how engineering science, regional and national politics, perceived public needs, and a river’s natural features intertwined to create distinctive dams within each region. In particular, the authors describe how two federal agencies, the Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation, became key players in the creation of these important public works. By illuminating the mathematical analysis that supported large-scale dam construction, the authors also describe how and why engineers in the 1930s most often opted for massive gravity dams, whose design required enormous quantities of concrete or earth-rock fill for stability. Richly illustrated, Big Dams of the New Deal Era offers a compelling account of how major dams in the New Deal era restructured the landscape—both politically and physically—and why American society in the 1930s embraced them wholeheartedly.

Author : David P. Billington
Publisher : Government Printing Office
ISBN 13 : 9780160728235
Total Pages : 630 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The History of Large Federal Dams written by David P. Billington and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2005-10 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the story of Federal contributions to dam planning, design, and construction.

Author : Donald C. Jackson
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 9780806137339
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Building the Ultimate Dam written by Donald C. Jackson and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers compelling insight into how designer Eastwood battled government bureaucrats, corporate patrons, and fellow hydraulic engineers to build seventeen dams in the western U.S. during the early twentieth century based on his innovative multiple-arch design. Reprint.

Author : Donald E. Wolf
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 9780806128535
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Big Dams and Other Dreams written by Donald E. Wolf and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the businesses and personalities responsible for the construction of the Hoover, Bonneville, and Grand Coulee dams

Author : Donald E. Wolf
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 0813547083
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Crossing the Hudson written by Donald E. Wolf and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Donald E. Wolf simultaneously tracks the founding of the towns and villages along the water's edge and the development of technologies such as steam and internal combustion that demanded new ways to cross the river. As a result, innovative engineering was created to provide for these resources.

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Publisher : Kendall Hunt
ISBN 13 : 9780787264543
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bridges written by and published by Kendall Hunt. This book was released on 2001 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: