Water and American government : the Reclamation Bureau, national water policy, and the West, 1902-1935 / Donald J. Pisani.
Donald Pisani's history of perhaps the boldest economic and social program ever undertaken in the United States, shows in fascinating detail how ambitious government programs fall prey to the power of local interest groups and the federal system of governance itself.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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University of California Press,
©2002.
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| Summary: | Donald Pisani's history of perhaps the boldest economic and social program ever undertaken in the United States, shows in fascinating detail how ambitious government programs fall prey to the power of local interest groups and the federal system of governance itself. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xviii, 394 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520927582 0520927583 9780520230309 0520230302 1597349895 9781597349895 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |