| Grand Coulee: Harnessing a Dream Contributor(s): Pitzer, Paul C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0874221137 ISBN-13: 9780874221138 Publisher: Washington State University Press OUR PRICE: $37.80 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 1994 Annotation: In the capable hands of Paul Pitzer, the fight for Grand Coulee Dam and the story of its construction is a vital, animated saga of people striving for dazzling goals and then working to build something spectacular. These visionaries accomplished their objective against the backdrop of the worst economic depression in the nation's history. The dam and the extensive irrigation network it supports stand today as a monument to their dreams and labors. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Real Estate - General - History | United States - State & Local - Pacific Northwest (or, Wa) - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General |
| Dewey: 333.910 |
| LCCN: 94027155 |
| Physical Information: 1.68" H x 6.51" W x 9.4" (2.34 lbs) 552 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest - Geographic Orientation - Washington - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The fight for Grand Coulee Dam and the story of its construction is a saga of people striving for dazzling goals and then working, often against each other and nature, to complete the spectacular project. |