Liquid assets
Subtitle: a history of New York City's water system
By: Diane Galusha
Edition: Expanded edition.
Publisher: Purple Mountain Press, [2016].
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Fleischmanns, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 303
ISBN-13: 9781930098329
Subjects: Water-supply; Waterworks; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The thirsty settlement; title: Claiming the Croton; title: Of "Life and Stir": The city grows; title: Lake effects; title: Liquid links; title: A new aqueduct; title: The new Croton reservoir; title: Finishing the Croton system: Cross river and Croton falls; title: To the Catskills; title: The Catskill aqueduct; title: Beneath city streets; title: Building the Ashokan; title: Kensico and hill view reservoirs; title: Fire and flood: The Schoharie project; title: Fighting for the Delaware; title: The Delaware aqueduct; title: Waiting for "The Water"; title: Pepacton; title: Cannonsville; title: Assessing the damage; title: Tunnel vision; title: To the future.