Rivers by Design State Power and the Origins of U. S. Flood Control

Name: Rivers by Design State Power and the Origins of U. S. Flood Control
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ISBN: 9780822337737

ISBN-10: 0822337738

ISBN-13: 9780822337737

Edition: 2006 (Annotated)

Authors: Karen M. O'Neill

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The United States has one of the largest and costliest flood control systems in the world, even though only a small proportion of its land lies in floodplains. "Rivers by Design" traces the emergence of the mammoth U.S. flood management system, which is overseen by the federal government but implemented in conjunction with state governments and local contractors and levee districts. Karen M. O'Neill analyzes the social origins of the flood control program, showing how the system initially developed as a response to the demands of farmers and the business elite in outlying territories. The configuration of the current system continues to reflect decisions made in the nineteenth century and…

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List price: $28.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Duke University Press
Publication date: 5/3/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.25" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 1.254
Language: English



Tables and Maps


Preface


Acknowledgments



Rivers and State Authority



Infrastructure Builds the State



The Founding Principles of River Development



Regional Competition and the Rise of the Flood Control Campaign



The Mississippi River: Becoming the Nation's River



The Mississippi River: Resentment Leading to Civil War



The Mississippi River: Postwar Reunification, Postwar Aid



The Sacramento River: Miners versus Farmers



The Sacramento River: Capitalists Unify for Development



Redesigning Rivers in the National Interest



Federal Aid for the Mississippi and Sacramento Rivers



The Fully Designed River



A Nationwide Program for Flood Control



Rivers by Design



Mississippi Valley River Improvement Conventions



Mississippi River Levee Association, Executive Committee


Notes


Bibliography


Index