Putting Loafing Streams to Work: The Building of Lay, Mitchell, Martin and Jordan Dams, 1910-29 - Softcover

Jackson, Harvey H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 081730889X ISBN 13: 9780817308896

Publisher: The University of Alabama Press, 1997

Synopsis

Putting "Loafing Streams" to Work is the story of life in the towns and on the jobs. It is the story of difficult and dangerous work, of community and company cooperation, and of a human effort on a scale that is remarkable even today. It is also an account of the effect projects of this size had on the surrounding communities and on the people who did not actually work on the dams. This story will help us better understand the impact of Alabama Power Company's early activities on the lives of Alabamians, and it tells how citizens of the state responded to the forces of industrialization.

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Review

"An enthralling story well told. Jackson's narrative relates to the reader the sense of excitement experienced by the builders of the projects and the communities affected by them. . . . Readers will find the descriptions of the difficulties faced during the building of each project so vivid that they will leave the book almost feeling as if they had participated."--Henry M. McKiven Jr., University of South Alabama

Synopsis

This is the story of the human effort that went into completing one of the most complex feats of engineering in Alabama history - the building of four major hydroelectric dams by the Alabama Power Company. It looks at the impact of such industrialization on the people of Alabama.

About this edition

• Publisher: The University of Alabama Press
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 081730889X
• ISBN 13: 9780817308896
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 280