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Amassing power : J.B. Duke and the Saguenay River, 1897-1927 /
"Tapping into sources in Canada, the United States, and Europe, David Massell tells a story of American capital and Canadian resources. He shows how the infusion of massive amounts of capital yielded unparalleled and sophisticated applications of new hydroelectric technology. In turn, in encroa...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Montreal, Que. :
McGill-Queen's University Press in association with the Forest History Society,
2000.
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| Colección: | Studies on the history of Quebec.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: The Problem and Its Sources
- 1 The River Passes into Private Hands, 1897 � 1907
- 2 A Shift in Scale, 1909 � 1912
- 3 J.B. Duke, Master Trader, 1912 � 1914
- 4 The Province Attempts to Keep Pace, 1910 � 1915
- 5 Local Politics, Big Business, and an Intransigent State: The Fiasco of 1915 � 1916
- 6 A Lake Grant Won, 1916 � 1922
- 7 The Balance of Power, 1923 � 1927
- Conclusion: The Limits to American Investment
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index