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A STORY THAT STANDS LIKE A DAM : Glen Canyon and the Struggle for the Soul of the West
by Russell Martin
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- ISBN 10
- 087480597X
- ISBN 13
- 9780874805970
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About This Item
Salt Lake City, UT: Univ of Utah Press, 1999. First Edition . Soft cover. New/None as Issued. BRAND NEW Copy. First Edition, First Thus. Politcal, socio-enonomic demands of the last big dam ever built by the U.S.A. Award winning account of the 3rd dam in Glenn Canyon. The 1st was naturally shaped by sand in pre-historical times; the 2nd, of rock and soil, was that of the Anaszi prior to the 13th century. This is the story of the 3rd, a towering concrete arch-gravity dam on the Colorado River, Arizona. Towering 710-fooy high dam took a full 10 years (1956 -1966) to complete. Ranking among the largest of man-made reservoirs in America, the penned waters, named Lake Powell in honor of John Wesley Powell, who led the first expedition (1869)to traverse the Colorado's Grand Canyon by boat. 354 pgs in 12 chapter w/Epilogue & Maps.
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"An Owl book." Includes bibliographical references (p. 337-340) and index. Caroline Bancroft History Prize. Property of Associated Students. This item may be checked out from the AS Environmental Center, VU 424.
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- Title
- A STORY THAT STANDS LIKE A DAM : Glen Canyon and the Struggle for the Soul of the West
- Author
- Russell Martin
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- New New
- Jacket Condition
- None as Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 087480597X
- ISBN 13
- 9780874805970
- Publisher
- Univ of Utah Press
- Place of Publication
- Salt Lake City, UT
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- History/Glenn Canyon Dam/Arizona
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