Water and American Government: The Reclamation Bureau, National Water Policy, and the West, 1902-1935University of California Press, 2002 M12 31 - 408 pages Donald Pisani's history of perhaps the boldest economic and social program ever undertaken in the United States--to reclaim and cultivate vast areas of previously unusable land across the country—shows in fascinating detail how ambitious government programs fall prey to the power of local interest groups and the federal system of governance itself. What began as the underwriting of a variety of projects to create family farms and farming communities had become by the 1930s a massive public works and regional development program, with an emphasis on the urban as much as on the rural West. |
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... History — 20th century . 3. West ( U.S . ) — Economic conditions - 20th century . 4. Water - supply- Government policy - West ( U.S . ) - History - 20th century . I. Title . TC823.6.P57 2002 333.91'15'0978 - dc21 Manufactured in the ...
... History — 20th century . 3. West ( U.S . ) — Economic conditions - 20th century . 4. Water - supply- Government policy - West ( U.S . ) - History - 20th century . I. Title . TC823.6.P57 2002 333.91'15'0978 - dc21 Manufactured in the ...
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... history of water in the American West. The first installment, To Reclaim a Divided West: Water, Law, and Public Policy, 1848–1902, appeared in 1992.1 Water and American Government: The Recla- mation Bureau, National Water Policy, and ...
... history of water in the American West. The first installment, To Reclaim a Divided West: Water, Law, and Public Policy, 1848–1902, appeared in 1992.1 Water and American Government: The Recla- mation Bureau, National Water Policy, and ...
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... history of the United States . The depression of 1893–98 , a flood of European immigrants that ex- ceeded 4 million for the decade , the spectacular growth of American cities , the expansion of tenant farming , and the proliferation of ...
... history of the United States . The depression of 1893–98 , a flood of European immigrants that ex- ceeded 4 million for the decade , the spectacular growth of American cities , the expansion of tenant farming , and the proliferation of ...
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... Historical Society (Boise), University of California (Los Angeles), University of Nevada (Reno), and University of Washington (Seattle); the James J. Hill Library (St. Paul), and the Minnesota Historical Society (Minneapolis); the ...
... Historical Society (Boise), University of California (Los Angeles), University of Nevada (Reno), and University of Washington (Seattle); the James J. Hill Library (St. Paul), and the Minnesota Historical Society (Minneapolis); the ...
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... historical profession one of its ablest students of politics, public policy, and water, depriving me and many others of a dear friend. I cherish memories of his passion for history, as well as his generosity, humor, grace, courage, and ...
... historical profession one of its ablest students of politics, public policy, and water, depriving me and many others of a dear friend. I cherish memories of his passion for history, as well as his generosity, humor, grace, courage, and ...
Contents
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Federal Reclamation 19021909 | 32 |
Twin Falls and Rupert | 65 |
Federal Reclamation 19091917 | 96 |
Federal Reclamation 19171935 | 123 |
The Reclamation Service and the Bureau of Indian Affairs | 154 |
Illustrations | 180 |
The Yakima and the Pima | 181 |
The Strange Career of Public Power | 202 |
Water Politics 19201935 | 235 |
Retrospect and Significance | 272 |
ABBREVIATIONS | 297 |
NOTES | 299 |
INDEX | 389 |
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