Donald Pisani's history of perhaps the boldest economic and social program ever undertaken in the United States, shows in fascinating detail how ambitious gover

Explores the story of Federal contributions to dam planning, design, and construction.

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On cover: Reclamation, Managing Water in the West. Tells the history of the Bureau of Reclamation from 1902-1945.