TY  - BOOK
AU  - Boyer,Diane E.
AU  - Webb,Robert H.
TI  - Damming Grand Canyon: The 1923 USGS Colorado River Expedition
SN  - 9780874216653
AV  - F788 
U1  - 917.91/320434 
PY  - 2007///
CY  - Chicago
PB  - University Press of Colorado
KW  - Water resources development -- Arizona -- Grand Canyon -- History -- 20th century
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Intro -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. Water and the Colorado Desert -- 2. Where Should the Dams Be? : Politics, the Colorado River Compact, and the Geological Survey's Role -- 3. Prelude to an Expedition: Washington and Flagstaff -- 4. A Cumbersome Journey: Flagstaff to Lee's Ferry to the Little Colorado River -- 5. Surveys and Portages: Furnace Flats through the Inner Gorge -- 6. Of Flips and Floods: Bass Canyon to Diamond Creek -- 7. Feeling Their Oats: Diamond Creek to Needles -- 8. Aftermath: Politics and the Strident Hydraulic Engineer -- About the Authors -- Index
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ER  -