Author: Board of inquiry New Orleans
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 192
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Report [of] Board of Inquiry on the Conduct and Character of the Drainage Works
Author: Board of inquiry New Orleans
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 192
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 192
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Report, Board of Inquiry on the Conduct and Character of the Drainage Works, New Orleans, La
Author: Board of Inquiry on Drainage Works
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781396520242
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Excerpt from Report, Board of Inquiry on the Conduct and Character of the Drainage Works, New Orleans, La: March 1902 All persons, but one, who were mentioned as knowledge on the subject, responded promptly to on gave us such information as they possessed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781396520242
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Excerpt from Report, Board of Inquiry on the Conduct and Character of the Drainage Works, New Orleans, La: March 1902 All persons, but one, who were mentioned as knowledge on the subject, responded promptly to on gave us such information as they possessed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Additional Statement of Chief Engineer B.M. Harrod, on Change of Cement
Author: B. M. Harrod
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Category : Drainage
Languages : en
Pages : 16
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Publisher:
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Category : Drainage
Languages : en
Pages : 16
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Draining New Orleans
Author: Richard Campanella
Publisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 0807179426
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 425
Book Description
In Draining New Orleans, the first full-length book devoted to “the world’s toughest drainage problem,” renowned geographer Richard Campanella recounts the epic challenges and ingenious efforts to dewater the Crescent City. With forays into geography, public health, engineering, architecture, politics, sociology, race relations, and disaster response, he chronicles the herculean attempts to “reclaim” the city’s swamps and marshes and install subsurface drainage for massive urban expansion. The study begins with a vivid description of a festive event on Mardi Gras weekend 1915, which attracted an entourage of elite New Orleanians to the edge of Bayou Barataria to witness the christening of giant water pumps. President Woodrow Wilson, connected via phoneline from the White House, planned to activate the station with the push of a button, effectively draining the West Bank of New Orleans. What transpired in the years and decades that followed can only be understood by examining the large swath of history dating back two centuries earlier—to the geological formation and indigenous occupation of this delta—and extending through the colonial, antebellum, postbellum, and Progressive eras to modern times. The consequences of dewatering New Orleans proved both triumphant and tragic. The city’s engineering prowess transformed it into a world leader in drainage technology, yet the municipality also fell victim to its own success. Rather than a story about mud and machinery, this is a history of people, power, and the making of place. Campanella emphasizes the role of determined and sometimes unsavory individuals who spearheaded projects to separate water from dirt, creating lucrative opportunities in the process not only for the community but also for themselves.
Publisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 0807179426
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 425
Book Description
In Draining New Orleans, the first full-length book devoted to “the world’s toughest drainage problem,” renowned geographer Richard Campanella recounts the epic challenges and ingenious efforts to dewater the Crescent City. With forays into geography, public health, engineering, architecture, politics, sociology, race relations, and disaster response, he chronicles the herculean attempts to “reclaim” the city’s swamps and marshes and install subsurface drainage for massive urban expansion. The study begins with a vivid description of a festive event on Mardi Gras weekend 1915, which attracted an entourage of elite New Orleanians to the edge of Bayou Barataria to witness the christening of giant water pumps. President Woodrow Wilson, connected via phoneline from the White House, planned to activate the station with the push of a button, effectively draining the West Bank of New Orleans. What transpired in the years and decades that followed can only be understood by examining the large swath of history dating back two centuries earlier—to the geological formation and indigenous occupation of this delta—and extending through the colonial, antebellum, postbellum, and Progressive eras to modern times. The consequences of dewatering New Orleans proved both triumphant and tragic. The city’s engineering prowess transformed it into a world leader in drainage technology, yet the municipality also fell victim to its own success. Rather than a story about mud and machinery, this is a history of people, power, and the making of place. Campanella emphasizes the role of determined and sometimes unsavory individuals who spearheaded projects to separate water from dirt, creating lucrative opportunities in the process not only for the community but also for themselves.
Catalogue of the Library: June 1900-December 1902
Author: American Society of Civil Engineers. Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Classified
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Classified
Languages : en
Pages : 312
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Catalog of the Library: Accessions from June, 1900, to December, 1902
Author: American Society of Civil Engineers
Publisher:
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Category : Civil engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 308
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Category : Civil engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 308
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Catalogue of the Library ... December 1902
Author: American Society of Civil Engineers. Library
Publisher:
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Category : Classification
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classification
Languages : en
Pages : 306
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Report
Author:
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Category : Drainage
Languages : en
Pages : 216
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ISBN:
Category : Drainage
Languages : en
Pages : 216
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The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints
Author:
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Category : Union catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 712
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Category : Union catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 712
Book Description
Catalogue of the Library
Author: American Society of Civil Engineers. Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classification
Languages : en
Pages : 1020
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classification
Languages : en
Pages : 1020
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