Grand Coulee
Subtitle: harnessing a dream
By: Paul C. Pitzer.
Publisher: Washington State University Press
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Pullman, Wash
Language: eng
Number of pages: 504
Subjects: Columbia Basin Project (U.S.) -- History.; Water resources development -- Columbia River Watershed -- History.; Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.) -- History.
Description: In the capable hands of Paul Pitzer, the fight for Grand Coulee Dam and the story of its construction is a vital, animated saga of people striving for dazzling goals and then working to build something spectacular. These visionaries accomplished their objective against the backdrop of the worst economic depression in the nation's history. The dam and the extensive irrigation network it supports stand today as a monument to their dreams and labors.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [481]-484) and index.