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: title: The ditch-digger civilization.; title: The firebrand river, the Colorado.; title: The golden valley, the Sacramento & San Joaquin Rivers.; title: The dustiest river in the world, the Rio Grande.; title: Old Muddy and Misery, the Missouri.; title: The Ourigan, Columbia's River.; title: A future for America.; title: Sidelights and highlights.; title: Bibliography (p. 357-367)