The St. Lawrence Seaway and Power Project
Subtitle: an oral history of the greatest construction show on earth
By: Claire Puccia Parham.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Syracuse, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 353
ISBN-13: 9780815609131
Subjects: Dams -- Saint Lawrence River -- Design and construction -- History; Hydroelectric power plants -- Saint Lawrence River -- Design and construction -- History; Waterways -- Saint Lawrence River Region -- History; Construction industry -- Employees -- Interviews; Saint Lawrence Seaway -- History; Saint Lawrence Seaway -- Power utilization -- History
Genres: Interviews.
Other titles: Saint Lawrence Seaway and Power Project
Description: From Choice: The St. Lawrence Seaway and Power Project was one of the greatest public works projects of the 20th century, connecting the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean by means of seven locks that raised the level of the St. Lawrence River between Montreal and Lake Ontario. After more than 50 years of negotiations, the project finally begin in 1954 and was completed in 1958, due to close cooperation between the Canadian and US governments. This major engineering feat employed 22,000 people who migrated to Massena (New York) and Cornwall (Ontario) to work on this project. This work is rich with stories of life on and off the job, construction problems, esprit de corps, and the leisure time experiences of the wives.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The binational political debate; title: The project; title: The workforce : a continental crew; title: Life on the job; title: Construction dilemmas : man versus nature; title: Off the project : bars, comrades, and the community; title: The core of the corps; title: The Seaway legacy : a lifetime of memories.