The Wired Northwest: The History of Electric Power, 1870s-1970s

by Paul W. Hirt

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The Pacific Northwest holds an abundance of resources for energy production, from hydroelectric power to coal, nuclear power, wind turbines, and even solar panels. But hydropower is king. Dams on the Columbia, Snake, Fraser, Kootenay, and dozens of other rivers provided the foundation for an expanding, regionally integrated power system in the U.S. Northwest and British Columbia. A broad historical synthesis chronicling the region's first century...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0700618732

ISBN13:9780700618736

Release Date:October 2012

Publisher:University Press of Kansas

Length:472 Pages

Weight:1.95 lbs.

Dimensions:1.5" x 6.5" x 9.5"

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