Taming the Columbia River
Subtitle: the challenge of United States-Canadian cooperation.
Series: Challenge books; Challenge books (New York, N.Y.
Publisher: Coward-McCann
Published: 1967
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 121
Subjects: Water resources development -- Columbia River Valley.; Dams -- Juvenile literature.; Water resources development -- Columbia River Valley.; Dams.
Description: Examines the background and benefits of the Columbia Treaty and the water power projects operated cooperatively by the United States and Canada. Describes the river and its tributaries, dam construction, the formation of the treaty, and the economic profits enjoyed by both nations.