Pastoral and Monumental : Dams, Postcards, and the American Landscape /

This book chronicles America's longtime love affair with dams as represented on picture postcards from the late nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century. Through nearly four hundred images, the author documents the remarkable transformation of dams and their significance to the environment and c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Jackson, Donald C. (Donald Conrad), 1953-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Pittsburgh : University of Pittsburgh Press, 2013.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Hydraulic Engineering.
Engineering & Applied Sciences.
Mechanical Engineering.
Postcards.
Landscape photography.
Dams in art.
Dams.
Barrages > États-Unis > Ouvrages illustres.
Photographie de paysages.
Dams > United States > Pictorial works.
Postcards > United States.
United States.
Pictorial works.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This book chronicles America's longtime love affair with dams as represented on picture postcards from the late nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century. Through nearly four hundred images, the author documents the remarkable transformation of dams and their significance to the environment and culture of America.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (224 pages).
ISBN:9780822978596

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