The water and the power
Subtitle: development of the five great rivers of the West
Publisher: Duell, Sloan and Pearce
Published: 1951
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 378
Subjects: Rivers -- West (U.S.); Hydraulic engineering -- West (U.S.)
Table of contents: value: The ditch-digger civilization.; value: The firebrand river, the Colorado.; value: The golden valley, the Sacramento & San Joaquin Rivers.; value: The dustiest river in the world, the Rio Grande.; value: Old Muddy and Misery, the Missouri.; value: The Ourigan, Columbia's River.; value: A future for America.; value: Sidelights and highlights.; value: Bibliography (p. 357-367)