the Reclamation Bureau, national water policy, and the West, 1902-1935 Pisani, Donald J. creator ebrary, Inc text bibliography Electronic books. cau Berkeley University of California Press c2002 2002 monographic eng

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xviii, 394 p., [10] p. of plates : ill., maps. Saving lost lives : irrigation and the ideology of homemaking -- The perils of public works : Federal reclamation, 1902-1909 -- Case studies in irrigation and community : Twin Falls and Rupert -- An administrative morass : Federal reclamation, 1909-1917 -- Boom, bust and boom : Federal reclamation, 1917-1935 -- Uneasy allies : the Reclamation Service and the Bureau of Indian Affairs -- Case studies in water and power : the Yakima and the Pima -- Wiring the new West : the strange career of public power -- Gateway to the hydraulic age : water politics, 1920-1935 -- Conclusion : retrospect and significance. Donald J. Pisani. Includes bibliographical references and index. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. United States. Bureau of Reclamation. Reclamation of land West (U.S.) History 20th century Water-supply Government policy West (U.S.) History 20th century West (U.S.) Economic conditions 20th century TC823.6 .P57 2002eb 333.91/15/0978 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10050792 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10050792 CaPaEBR 020611 ebr10050792