Water and American Government: The Reclamation Bureau, National Water Policy and the West, 1902-1935 Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Water and American Government: The Reclamation Bureau, National Water Policy and the West, 1902-1935 Book

Donald Pisani's history of perhaps the boldest economic and social program ever undertaken in the United States--to reclaim and cultivate vast areas of previously unusable land across the country-shows in fascinating detail how ambitious government programs fall prey to the power of local interest groups and the federal system of governance itself. What began as the underwriting of a variety of projects to create family farms and farming communities had become by the 1930s a massive public works and regional development program, with an emphasis on the urban as much as on the rural West. 20 b/w photographs, 3 mapsRead More

from£N/A | RRP: £44.95
* Excludes Voucher Code Discount Also available Used from £N/A
  • 0520230302
  • 9780520230309
  • DJ Pisani
  • 24 January 2003
  • University of California Press
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 390
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. If you click through any of the links below and make a purchase we may earn a small commission (at no extra cost to you). Click here to learn more.

Would you like your name to appear with the review?

We will post your book review within a day or so as long as it meets our guidelines and terms and conditions. All reviews submitted become the licensed property of www.find-book.co.uk as written in our terms and conditions. None of your personal details will be passed on to any other third party.

All form fields are required.