Building the Ultimate Dam

Building the Ultimate Dam
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Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Total Pages : 352
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ISBN-10 : 0806137339
ISBN-13 : 9780806137339
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Book Synopsis Building the Ultimate Dam by : Donald C. Jackson

Download or read book Building the Ultimate Dam written by Donald C. Jackson and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers compelling insight into how designer Eastwood battled government bureaucrats, corporate patrons, and fellow hydraulic engineers to build seventeen dams in the western U.S. during the early twentieth century based on his innovative multiple-arch design. Reprint.


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