Public Power, Private Dams: The Hells Canyon High Dam Controversy
(Part of the Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books Series)
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In the years following World War II, the world's biggest dam was almost built in Hells Canyon on the Snake River in Idaho. Karl Boyd Brooks tells the story of the dam controversy, which became a referendum not only on public-power expansion but also on the environmental implications of the New Deal's natural resources and economic policy.
Private-power critics of the Hells Canyon High Dam posed difficult questions about the implications...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0295989122
ISBN13:9780295989129
Release Date:June 2006
Publisher:University of Washington Press
Length:250 Pages
Weight:1.20 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.9" x 9.0"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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