Damming the Colorado: The Rise of the Lower Colorado River Authority, 1933-1939 (Centennial Series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University) by Dr. John A. Adams Jr. Ph.D - 2000-06-01

College Station, TX: Texas A & M University Press. Fine. 1990. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 161 pages. Before there was a Lower Colorado River Authority, the Colorado River cut across Central Texas free and unfettered by artificial structures. But the river could be unpredictable and dangerous. In the early years of the twentieth century there were numerous attempts to harness and develop the river. Some Texans desperately wanted private enterprise to achieve that goal, but the job proved to be larger than the resources of the private sector. What emerged in the mid-1930s was a cooperative federal-state approach that created controversy yet results. John Adams details the dynamics in the struggle of private interests and public institutions to cooperate in the taming of the Colorado. The Great Depression further constricted private capital available for large-scale reclamation projects, but the New Deal entered into the effort. With seasoned Texas politicians in Washington, millions… Read More

College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 1990 ISBN 0-89096-986-8 Octavo (9.0 in. by 6.0 in.); 161pp.; very good softcover; curled corners; crisp; clean; bright..

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