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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Donald JacksonPublisher: University of Pittsburgh Press Imprint: University of Pittsburgh Press Dimensions: Width: 18.50cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 26.00cm Weight: 1.021kg ISBN: 9780822944263ISBN 10: 082294426 Pages: 344 Publication Date: 14 June 2013 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviews-Through the medium of picture postcards, Donald C. Jackson relates the history of dams as a feature of the American landscape, demonstrating the value of such 'ephemera' as a resource for historical inquiry and a means of enhancing our understanding of the built environment. The illustrations are compelling and often surprising.- --Carol Poh, Historical Consultant and past President, Society for Industrial Archeology Through the medium of picture postcards, Donald C. Jackson relates the history of dams as a feature of the American landscape, demonstrating the value of such 'ephemera' as a resource for historical inquiry and a means of enhancing our understanding of the built environment. The illustrations are compelling and often surprising. --Carol Poh, Historical Consultant and past President, Society for Industrial Archeology <p> Through the medium of picture postcards, Donald C. Jackson relates the history of dams as a feature of the American landscape, demonstrating the value of such 'ephemera' as a resource for historical inquiry and a means of enhancing our understanding of the built environment. The illustrations are compelling and often surprising. <p>--Carol Poh, Historical Consultant and past President, Society for Industrial Archeology Author InformationDonald C. Jackson is professor of history at Lafayette College. He is the author of Great American Bridges and Dams and Building the Ultimate Dam: John S. Eastwood and the Control of Water in the West, and coauthor of Big Dams of the New Deal Era: A Confl Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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