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Author Parham, Claire Puccia.

Title The St. Lawrence Seaway and Power Project : an oral history of the greatest construction show on earth / Claire Puccia Parham
Edition 1st ed
Published Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (xxxi, 353 pages) : illustrations, map
Contents The binational political debate -- The project -- The workforce -- Life on the job -- Construction dilemmas -- Off the project -- The core of the corps -- A lifetime of memories
Summary "The culmination of a century-long dream to link the Great Lakes interior industrial hubs to the Atlantic Ocean, the St. Lawrence Seaway and Power Project stands as one of the largest and most important public works⁰́₉ initiatives of the twentieth century. In this book, Claire Puccia Parham reveals the human side of the project in the words of its engineers, laborers, and carpenters."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Dams -- Saint Lawrence River -- Design and construction -- History
Hydroelectric power plants -- Saint Lawrence River -- Design and construction -- History
Waterways -- Saint Lawrence River Region -- History
Construction industry -- Employees -- Interviews
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Hydraulics.
HISTORY -- United States -- 20th Century.
Construction industry -- Employees
Dams -- Design and construction
Hydroelectric power plants -- Design and construction
Water-power
Waterways
SUBJECT Saint Lawrence Seaway -- History
Saint Lawrence Seaway -- Power utilization -- History
Subject North America -- Saint Lawrence River
North America -- Saint Lawrence Seaway
Genre/Form History
Interviews
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780815651024
0815651023
Other Titles Saint Lawrence Seaway and Power Project