Kemp, Emory L. (Author)
University of West Virginia Press
Publication date: 2015
Language: English
Physical Details: 141
A tributary of the Ohio River and significant commercial route in the nineteenth century, the Muskingum River in southeastern Ohio presents a remarkable case study of how Americans have managed their waterways. In Taming the Muskingum, esteemed scholar Emory Kemp traces this history, emphasizing the engineering and construction aspects of river navigation and the fourteen related flood control dams built under the direction of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Kemp’s study ranges from early settlement and navigation of the uncontrolled Muskingum to the state-of-the-art engineering projects undertaken during the New Deal to more recent conservation and recreation uses. (Publisher)
...MoreReview Swanson (January 2019) Review of "Taming the Muskingum". Technology and Culture (pp. 322-324).
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