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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.

Publication Info. Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2009.

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Edition 1st ed.
Description 1 online resource (xxxi, 353 pages) : illustrations, map
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Note Print version record.
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 workś⁰₉ 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."
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.
Saint Lawrence Seaway -- History.
Saint Lawrence Seaway -- Power utilization -- History.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Hydraulics.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Title Saint Lawrence Seaway and Power Project
Other Form: Print version: Parham, Claire Puccia. St. Lawrence Seaway and Power Project. 1st ed. Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2009 (DLC) 2008047294
ISBN 9780815651024 (electronic bk.)
0815651023 (electronic bk.)
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