The untold story of the Lower Colorado River Authority
By: John Williams
Edition: First edition.
Series: River books; River books (Series)
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 2016
Place of publication: College Station
Language: eng
Number of pages: 265
ISBN-13: 9781623493417; 9781623493462
Subjects: Lower Colorado River Authority; Water resources development; River engineering; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / by Andrew Sansom; title: Preface; title: Acknowledgments; title: Creating LCRA; title: The era of frustration; title: False start; title: New Deal; title: Dams on the river; title: Setting up shop; title: The ultimate project; title: The day LCRA blew up a dam; title: Low cost power; title: "We have taken over"; title: Living better electrically; title: Public power's dividends; title: The winds of change; title: Energy and other crises; title: The winds of change; title: The power to make a difference; title: Water; title: Floods and droughts; title: Clean water; title: Last rights; title: Parks and recreation; title: The Highland Lakes; title: The legend of Hippie Hollow; title: The Colorado River trail; title: Epilogue: Toward the first hundred years; title: Appendix: State water regulatory agencies.