Big Dam Foolishness: The Problem of Modern Flood Control and Water Storage
by Elmer Peterson
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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FORT WORTH, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Book 8.5"X5.5" Very good cloth textured boards, dust jacket good with some tears along bottom of front cover. Brodart cover. Bookplate of former owner on inside left front cover hidden behind dust jacket flap. Written 60 years ahead of its time, the author makes a striking case for the use of alternatives to damming rivers. Many of his thoughts are now in practice with the thinking that all of the dams built by the Corps of Engineers may have done more harm than good. For those wanting to rethink water conservation using natural means, this is a must read.
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Details
- Bookseller
- JMT Collectibles LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 721010028
- Title
- Big Dam Foolishness
- Author
- Elmer Peterson
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Devin-Adair
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1954
- Pages
- 224, b&w photographic plates and illustrations
- Size
- 8to
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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About the Seller
JMT Collectibles LLC
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FORT WORTH, Texas
About JMT Collectibles LLC
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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- Brodart
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