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The untold story of the Lower Colorado River Authority / John Williams

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Williams, John, 1951 September 13-
Published
College Station : Texas A & M University Press, [2016]
Edition
First edition.
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1 online resource (285 pages).
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Contents
Foreword / by Andrew Sansom -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Creating LCRA -- The era of frustration -- False start -- New Deal -- Dams on the river -- Setting up shop -- The ultimate project -- The day LCRA blew up a dam -- Low cost power -- "We have taken over" -- Living better electrically -- Public power's dividends -- The winds of change -- Energy and other crises -- The winds of change -- The power to make a difference -- Water -- Floods and droughts -- Clean water -- Last rights -- Parks and recreation -- The Highland Lakes -- The legend of Hippie Hollow -- The Colorado River trail -- Epilogue: Toward the first hundred years -- Appendix: State water regulatory agencies.
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ISBN
9781623493462 (electronic bk.)
1623493463 (electronic bk.)
9781623493417
1623493412
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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