| Main Title |
Water for the cities; a history of the urban water supply problem in the United States. |
| Author |
Blake, Nelson Manfred,
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| Other Authors |
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| Publisher |
Syracuse Univ. Press, |
| Year Published |
1956 |
| OCLC Number |
00563636 |
| Subjects |
Water-supply--United States ;
Water Supply--history
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| Additional Subjects |
Water-supply--United States
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EJBM |
TD223.B5 |
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Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
01/01/1988 |
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| Collation |
x, 341 pages |
| Notes |
Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (p. 288-331) and index. |
| Contents Notes |
Perils of the city -- The ingenuity of Benjamin Latrobe -- The strange birth of the Manhattan Company -- Rise of the private water companies -- Improvements at Philadelphia -- New York wrestles with the water problem -- The great croton project -- New York builds its aqueduct -- Water debates at Boston -- The Chochituate aqueduct -- From private to public control in Baltimore -- Pure water and public health -- The race for new supplies. |
