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The Flood Control Challenge: Past Present and Future : Proceedings of a National Symposium in Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the 1936 Flood - Hardcover
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Flood control, more important than anyone imagined when it was written.
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- PublisherPublic Works Historical Soc
- Publication date1988
- ISBN 10 0929102002
- ISBN 13 9780929102009
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages166
- EditorReuss Martin
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The Flood Control Challenge: Past Present and Future : Proceedings of a National Symposium in Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the 1936 Flood
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Public Works Historical Soc, 1988
ISBN 10: 0929102002
ISBN 13: 9780929102009
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Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.
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Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. (Flood control, United States, Congresses) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included. Seller Inventory # SB07F-01935
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The Flood Control Challenge: Past Present and Future : Proceedings of a National Symposium, New Orleans, Louisiana September 26, 1986
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Public Works Historical Society, Chicago, IL, 1988
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Seller: Back of Beyond Books WH, Moab, UT, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Navy blue boards with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Text is clean and binding is tight. An illustrated history about the challenging nature of floods and flooding in the United States. Seller Inventory # DL0020358
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The Flood Control Challenge: Past Present and Future : Proceedings of a National Symposium in Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the 1936 Flood
Published by
Public Works Historical Soc, 1988
ISBN 10: 0929102002
ISBN 13: 9780929102009
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Seller: Affordable Collectibles, Columbia, MO, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Rear corner scuffed. Otherwise about excellent with no marks. Seller Inventory # 024710
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THE FLOOD CONTROL CHALLENGE: Past Present and Future
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Public Works Historical Society, Chicago, 1988
ISBN 10: 0929102002
ISBN 13: 9780929102009
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Seller: W. Fraser Sandercombe, Burlington, ON, Canada
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. (xiv) 166 pp. Blue cloth lettered in gilt on the front panel and spine; illustrated with black and white diagrams and photographs. Very light rubbing on the corners; no interior markings; as issued, no dustjacket. This is subtitled: Proceedings of a National Symposium - New Orleans, Louisiana. The Chapters are: Keynote Address: FDR's New Deal: The Increasing Federal Role by William E. Leuchtenburg; The Flood Control Act of 1936: A Study in Politics Planning and Ideology by Joseph L. Arnold; Evolution and Future Flood Control in the United States by Theodore M. Schad; Comments by James E. Goddard and Helen Ingram; When May a Post-Audit Teach Lessons by Gilbert F. White; Small Watersheds and the USDA: Legacy of the Flood Control Act of 1936 by Douglas Helms; Flood Control in Urban Areas: Past Present and Future by Bory Steinberg; Comments by Martin Reuss and Michael C. Robinson; The Benefits and Costs of Flood Control: Reflections on the Flood Control Act of 1936 by Leonard Shabman; The New Federalism and National Flood Control Programs by Kenneth Rubin; and Comments by Kyle E. Schilling and Arthur Maass; followed by: Appendix: Excerpts from the Flood Control Act of 1936; Author Biographies; and an Index. Size: 8vo. Book. Seller Inventory # 230812
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The Flood Control Challenge: Past, Present, and Future. Proceedings of a National Symposium, New Orleans, Louisiana, September 26, 1986
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Chicago, Public Works Historical Society 1988, 1988
ISBN 10: 0929102002
ISBN 13: 9780929102009
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(XIV) 166 (1) p. Bound in the publisher's black cloth with gilt lettering (In good condition.). Seller Inventory # 011795
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The Flood Control Challenge: Past, Present, And Future; Proceedings of a National Symposium, New Orleans, Louisiana, September 26, 1986
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Public Works Historical Society, Chicago, IL, 1988
ISBN 10: 0929102002
ISBN 13: 9780929102009
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Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. xiv. 166 pages. Map. Illustrations. Tables. Figures. Appendix. Author Biographies. Index. No dust jacket present. Some ink underlining noted. Signature at top of the fep believed to be that of Douglas Helms, who wrote the chapter in Part II on Small Watersheds and the USDA. Helms was the chief historian of the Soil Conservation Service after having served as an archivist at the National Archives. The Chapters are: Keynote Address: FDR's New Deal: The Increasing Federal Role by William E. Leuchtenburg; The Flood Control Act of 1936: A Study in Politics Planning and Ideology by Joseph L. Arnold; Evolution and Future Flood Control in the United States by Theodore M. Schad; Comments by James E. Goddard and Helen Ingram; When May a Post-Audit Teach Lessons by Gilbert F. White; Small Watersheds and the USDA: Legacy of the Flood Control Act of 1936 by Douglas Helms; Flood Control in Urban Areas: Past Present and Future by Bory Steinberg; Comments by Martin Reuss and Michael C. Robinson; The Benefits and Costs of Flood Control: Reflections on the Flood Control Act of 1936 by Leonard Shabman; The New Federalism and National Flood Control Programs by Kenneth Rubin; and Comments by Kyle E. Schilling and Arthur Maass; followed by: Appendix: Excerpts from the Flood Control Act of 1936. The Flood Control Act of 1936, Pub. L. 74738, (FCA 1936) was an Act of the United States Congress signed into law by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on 22 June 1936.[1] It authorized civil engineering projects such as dams, levees, dikes, and other flood control measures through the United States Army Corps of Engineers and other Federal agencies. It is one of a number of Flood Control Acts passed on a regular basis by the United States Congress. FCA 1936 was introduced in Congress by Riley J. Wilson (D, LA). FCA 1936 dictated that Federal investigations and improvements of rivers and other waterways for flood control and allied purposes shall be under the jurisdiction of the War Department (precursor of the Department of Defense) under the supervision of the Chief of Engineers. It further put watersheds, waterflow retardation, and soil erosion prevention under the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Further, those authorities were not to interfere with reclamation projects by the Bureau of Reclamation of the Interior Department. FCA 1936 was part of the profusion of important Depression Era legislation enacted by the 74th Congress in 19351936, including the Social Security Act, the National Labor Relations Act, the Banking Act of 1935, the Wealth Tax Act, the Public Utility Holding Company Act, the Rural Electrification Act, the Soil Conservation Service Act, and the $4.8 billion Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935. According to Joseph Arnold, author of The Evolution of the Flood Control Act of 1936, The Flood Control Act of 1936 established an enormous commitment by the federal government to protect people and property on approximately 100 million acres. The only limitations on federal flood control projects were that the economic benefits had to exceed the costs, and local interests had to meet the ABC requirements for local projects. Since 1936, Congress has authorized the Corps of Engineers to construct hundreds of miles of levees, flood walls, and channel improvements and approximately 375 major reservoirs. These remarkable engineering projects today comprise one of the largest single additions to the nation's physical plant -rivaled only by the highway system. They have saved billions of dollars in property damage and protected hundreds of thousands of people from anxiety, injury, and death. They stand today as one of the more significant marks of our technical skill and humane spirit. FCA 1936 declared that flood control was a national priority since floods constituted a menace to the national welfare. FCA 1936 authorized the expenditure of $310 million for flood control projects with no more than $50 million being expended in fiscal year 1937. Expenditure was conditioned on local interests participating by providing all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for the construction of the projects, local interests holding and saving the Federal Government free from damages due to the construction works, and that local interests maintain and operate the projects after completion. Seller Inventory # 86463
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