Bibliograph

Dead pool, Lake Powell, global warming, and the future of water in the west, James Lawrence Powell

Type

Label

Dead pool, Lake Powell, global warming, and the future of water in the west, James Lawrence Powell

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-271) and index

resource.governmentPublication

government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Dead pool

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

221962034

Responsibility statement

James Lawrence Powell

Sub title

Lake Powell, global warming, and the future of water in the west

Summary

"Dead Pool," featuring rarely seen historical photographs, explains why America built the dam that made Lake Powell and others like it and then allowed its citizens to become dependent on their benefits, which were always temporary

Table Of Contents

Part 1. River of surprise : The dam is not going to break -- Playing dice with nature -- Part 2. River of empire : Appointment in Samarra -- One simple fact -- The reality of empire -- This vast plain of opulent soil -- Lonely lands made fruitful -- Part 3. River of controversy : Natural menace becomes national resource -- Shall we let them ruin our national parks? -- We want to be dammed -- To have a deep blue lake -- The biggest boondoggle -- Part 4. River of limits : Time machines -- A new climatology -- Rainmakers -- Let people in the future worry about it -- A hundred green lagoons -- Part 5. River of tomorrow : River of law -- The west against itself

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