Author: Claire Puccia Parham
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
ISBN: 0815651023
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 389
Book Description
In this book, Claire Puccia Parham reveals the human side of the project in the words of its engineers, laborers, and carpenters. Drawing on firsthand accounts, she provides a vivid portrait of the lives of the men who built the seaway and the women who accompanied them. On the fiftieth anniversary of the dedication of the power dam and waterway, this book is a fitting tribute to the hard work and dedication of the project’s 22,000 workers.
The St. Lawrence Seaway and Power Project
Author: Claire Puccia Parham
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
ISBN: 0815651023
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 389
Book Description
In this book, Claire Puccia Parham reveals the human side of the project in the words of its engineers, laborers, and carpenters. Drawing on firsthand accounts, she provides a vivid portrait of the lives of the men who built the seaway and the women who accompanied them. On the fiftieth anniversary of the dedication of the power dam and waterway, this book is a fitting tribute to the hard work and dedication of the project’s 22,000 workers.
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
ISBN: 0815651023
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 389
Book Description
In this book, Claire Puccia Parham reveals the human side of the project in the words of its engineers, laborers, and carpenters. Drawing on firsthand accounts, she provides a vivid portrait of the lives of the men who built the seaway and the women who accompanied them. On the fiftieth anniversary of the dedication of the power dam and waterway, this book is a fitting tribute to the hard work and dedication of the project’s 22,000 workers.
St. Lawrence Seaway and Power Project
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations
Publisher:
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Category : Electric power
Languages : en
Pages : 1486
Book Description
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Category : Electric power
Languages : en
Pages : 1486
Book Description
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Basin
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rivers and Harbors
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Lakes (North America)
Languages : en
Pages : 2350
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Lakes (North America)
Languages : en
Pages : 2350
Book Description
St. Lawrence Seaway
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Works
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Category : Saint Lawrence River
Languages : en
Pages : 1066
Book Description
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Category : Saint Lawrence River
Languages : en
Pages : 1066
Book Description
The Death and Life of the Great Lakes
Author: Dan Egan
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393246442
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
New York Times Bestseller Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winner of the J. Anthony Lukas Award "Nimbly splices together history, science, reporting and personal experiences into a taut and cautiously hopeful narrative.… Egan’s book is bursting with life (and yes, death)." —Robert Moor, New York Times Book Review The Great Lakes—Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario, and Superior—hold 20 percent of the world’s supply of surface fresh water and provide sustenance, work, and recreation for tens of millions of Americans. But they are under threat as never before, and their problems are spreading across the continent. The Death and Life of the Great Lakes is prize-winning reporter Dan Egan’s compulsively readable portrait of an ecological catastrophe happening right before our eyes, blending the epic story of the lakes with an examination of the perils they face and the ways we can restore and preserve them for generations to come.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393246442
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
New York Times Bestseller Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winner of the J. Anthony Lukas Award "Nimbly splices together history, science, reporting and personal experiences into a taut and cautiously hopeful narrative.… Egan’s book is bursting with life (and yes, death)." —Robert Moor, New York Times Book Review The Great Lakes—Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario, and Superior—hold 20 percent of the world’s supply of surface fresh water and provide sustenance, work, and recreation for tens of millions of Americans. But they are under threat as never before, and their problems are spreading across the continent. The Death and Life of the Great Lakes is prize-winning reporter Dan Egan’s compulsively readable portrait of an ecological catastrophe happening right before our eyes, blending the epic story of the lakes with an examination of the perils they face and the ways we can restore and preserve them for generations to come.
Congressional Record
Author: United States. Congress
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1358
Book Description
The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)
Publisher:
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1358
Book Description
The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Basin: Hearings, June 17 to July 9, 1941
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rivers and Harbors
Publisher:
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Category : Great Lakes (North America)
Languages : en
Pages : 2362
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Great Lakes (North America)
Languages : en
Pages : 2362
Book Description
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Basin: Hearings, July 14 to Aug. 6, 1941
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rivers and Harbors
Publisher:
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Category : Great Lakes (North America)
Languages : en
Pages : 1218
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Great Lakes (North America)
Languages : en
Pages : 1218
Book Description
Bulletin of the Public Affairs Information Service
Author: Public Affairs Information Service
Publisher:
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Category : Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Basin. Hearings Before a Subcommittee ... on S. J. Res. 104 ... Feb. 18 - March 9, 1946
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1472
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1472
Book Description