The Untold Story Of The Lower Colorado River Authority

Author : John Williams
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2016-01-04
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781623493417

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The Untold Story of the Lower Colorado River Authority by John Williams Pdf

Arguably, no other institution has transformed the heart of Texas like the Lower Colorado River Authority. Born in the Great Depression of the 1930s, LCRA built a chain of dams and brought predictability to the cycles of extreme droughts and floods that had long plagued Austin and other communities. It also brought hydroelectric power—and with that, modern-day civilization—to the hard-scrabble regions of Central and South Texas. With those achievements, and the support of powerful political leaders like Lyndon Johnson, LCRA for years was touted as one of the state’s major success stories. But LCRA has never been a stranger to controversy, and while it continues to provide much of the energy and water that fuels the economic engine of Austin and beyond, most people know very little about LCRA. In this book, readers will learn about the forces of nature and politics that combined to create LCRA; the colorful personalities who operated, supported, or fought with the agency; its spectacular successes, periodic blunders, and occasional failures; and its evolution into one of the largest public power organizations in Texas. To learn more about The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, sponsors of this book's series, please click here.

Author : John A. Adams (Jr.)
Publisher : TAMU Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015019403107

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Damming the Colorado by John A. Adams (Jr.) Pdf

Before there was a Lower Colorado River Authority, the Colorado River cut across Central Texas free and unfettered by artificial structures. But the river could be unpredictable and dangerous. In the early years of the twentieth century there were numerous attempts to harness and develop the river. Some Texans desperately wanted private enterprise to achieve that goal, but the job proved to be larger than the resources of the private sector. What emerged in the mid-1930s was a cooperative federal-state approach that created controversy yet results. John Adams details the dynamics in the struggle of private interests and public institutions to cooperate in the taming of the Colorado. The Great Depression further constricted private capital available for large-scale reclamation projects, but the New Deal entered into the effort. With seasoned Texas politicians in Washington, millions of dollars in federal funds were channeled into the Lower Colorado River Authority. The Lower Colorado River Authority resulted in a system of dams, reservoirs, and hydroelectric power stations. Intensive research in primary documents, including four sets of presidential papers, and in state and national archives has enabled Adams to trace the development of the accord and relationships between private utility interests, conservationists, and politicians that finally dammed the Colorado and further cemented the precedent for federally funded water and reclamation projects in the West.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2015-07
Category : Fishing
ISBN : UGA:32108054235547

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Texas Parks & Wildlife by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jimmy Banks,John E. Babcock
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 089015662X

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Corralling the Colorado by Jimmy Banks,John E. Babcock Pdf

The history of the Lower Colorado River Authority's first fifty years is filled with dramatic incidents, political intrigue, legal battles and engineering excellence.

Author : Ronnie Dugger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
ISBN : 1568524072

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“The” Politician by Ronnie Dugger Pdf

Author : Turk Pipkin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 103 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Colorado River (Tex.)
ISBN : 1881484076

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Born of the River by Turk Pipkin Pdf

The history of the Lower Colorado River Authoity and its generating electricity for Central Texas.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Canada
ISBN : UOM:39015065458237

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America, History and Life by Anonim Pdf

Provides historical coverage of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Includes information abstracted from over 2,000 journals published worldwide.

Author : Margie Crisp
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2012-04-10
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781603447478

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River of Contrasts by Margie Crisp Pdf

Writer and artist Margie Crisp has traveled the length of Texas’ Colorado River, which rises in Dawson County, south of Lubbock, and flows 860 miles southeast across the state to its mouth on the Gulf of Mexico at Matagorda Bay. Echoing the truth of Heraclitus’s ancient dictum, the river’s character changes dramatically from its dusty headwaters on the High Plains to its meandering presence on the coastal prairie. The Colorado is the longest river with both its source and its mouth in Texas, and its water, from beginning to end, provides for the state’s agricultural, municipal, and recreational needs. As Crisp notes, the Colorado River is perhaps most frequently associated with its middle reaches in the Hill Country, where it has been dammed to create the six reservoirs known as the Highland Lakes. Following Crisp as she explores the river, sometimes with her fisherman husband, readers meet the river’s denizens—animal, plant, and human—and learn something about the natural history, the politics, and those who influence the fate of the river and the water it carries. Those who live intimately with the natural landscape inevitably formulate emotional responses to their surroundings, and the people living on or near the Colorado River are no exception. Crisp’s own loving tribute to the river and its inhabitants is enhanced by the exquisite art she has created for this book. Her photographs and maps round out the useful and beautiful accompaniments to this thoughtful portrait of one of Texas’ most beloved rivers. Former first lady Laura Bush unveils this year's Texas Book Festival poster designed by artist Margie Crisp, author of River of Contrasts: The Texas Colorado. The poster features cliff swallows flying over the Colorado River. Photo by Grant Miller To learn more about The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, sponsors of this book's series, please click here.

Author : John Graves
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2010-11-10
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780307773357

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Goodbye to a River by John Graves Pdf

In the 1950s, a series of dams was proposed along the Brazos River in north-central Texas. For John Graves, this project meant that if the stream’s regimen was thus changed, the beautiful and sometimes brutal surrounding countryside would also change, as would the lives of the people whose rugged ancestors had eked out an existence there. Graves therefore decided to visit that stretch of the river, which he had known intimately as a youth. Goodbye to a River is his account of that farewell canoe voyage. As he braves rapids and fatigue and the fickle autumn weather, he muses upon old blood feuds of the region and violent skirmishes with native tribes, and retells wild stories of courage and cowardice and deceit that shaped both the river’s people and the land during frontier times and later. Nearly half a century after its initial publication, Goodbye to a River is a true American classic, a vivid narrative about an exciting journey and a powerful tribute to a vanishing way of life and its ever-changing natural environment.

Author : Margie Crisp
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2017-03-27
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781623495152

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The Nueces River by Margie Crisp Pdf

First appearing on early Spanish maps as the Río Escondido, or hidden river, and later named Río de las Nueces after the abundant pecan trees along its banks, the Nueces today is a stream of seeming contradictions: a river that runs above and below ground; a geographic reminder of a history both noble and egregious; and a spring-fed stream transformed into a salty, steep-sided channel. From its fresh, clear headwaters on the Edwards Plateau, Margie Crisp and William B. Montgomery follow the river through the mesquite and prickly pear of the South Texas Plains, to the river’s end in Nueces and Corpus Christi Bays on the Gulf of Mexico. With vivid prose and paintings, they record their travels as they explore the length of the river on foot, kayak, and fishing boat, ultimately weaving a vivid portrait of today’s Nueces. Capturing the river’s subtle beauty, abundant wildlife, diverse culture, and unique history of exploration, conflict, and settlement, they reveal the untold story of this enigmatic river with passion, humor, and reverence. To learn more about The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, sponsors of this book's series, please click here.

Author : John Fleck
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2016-09
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781610916790

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Water is for Fighting Over by John Fleck Pdf

"Illuminating." --New York Times WIRED's Required Science Reading 2016 When we think of water in the West, we think of conflict and crisis. Yet despite decades of headlines warning of mega-droughts, the death of agriculture, and the collapse of cities, the Colorado River basin has thrived in the face of water scarcity. John Fleck shows how western communities, whether farmers and city-dwellers or U.S. environmentalists and Mexican water managers, actually have a promising record of conservation and cooperation. Rather than perpetuate the myth "Whiskey's for drinkin', water's for fightin' over," Fleck urges readers to embrace a new, more optimistic narrative--a future where the Colorado continues to flow.

Author : Charles Baley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2002-06
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015055457116

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Disaster At The Colorado by Charles Baley Pdf

Army representatives in New Mexico were more enthusiastic about the road's readiness."

Author : Bob Drury,Thomas Clavin
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2013-11-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781451654660

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The Heart of Everything That Is by Bob Drury,Thomas Clavin Pdf

Map of Red Cloud's territory at the height of his power on lining papers.

Author : Alison Green
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2018-05-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780399181825

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Ask a Manager by Alison Green Pdf

From the creator of the popular website Ask a Manager and New York’s work-advice columnist comes a witty, practical guide to 200 difficult professional conversations—featuring all-new advice! There’s a reason Alison Green has been called “the Dear Abby of the work world.” Ten years as a workplace-advice columnist have taught her that people avoid awkward conversations in the office because they simply don’t know what to say. Thankfully, Green does—and in this incredibly helpful book, she tackles the tough discussions you may need to have during your career. You’ll learn what to say when • coworkers push their work on you—then take credit for it • you accidentally trash-talk someone in an email then hit “reply all” • you’re being micromanaged—or not being managed at all • you catch a colleague in a lie • your boss seems unhappy with your work • your cubemate’s loud speakerphone is making you homicidal • you got drunk at the holiday party Praise for Ask a Manager “A must-read for anyone who works . . . [Alison Green’s] advice boils down to the idea that you should be professional (even when others are not) and that communicating in a straightforward manner with candor and kindness will get you far, no matter where you work.”—Booklist (starred review) “The author’s friendly, warm, no-nonsense writing is a pleasure to read, and her advice can be widely applied to relationships in all areas of readers’ lives. Ideal for anyone new to the job market or new to management, or anyone hoping to improve their work experience.”—Library Journal (starred review) “I am a huge fan of Alison Green’s Ask a Manager column. This book is even better. It teaches us how to deal with many of the most vexing big and little problems in our workplaces—and to do so with grace, confidence, and a sense of humor.”—Robert Sutton, Stanford professor and author of The No Asshole Rule and The Asshole Survival Guide “Ask a Manager is the ultimate playbook for navigating the traditional workforce in a diplomatic but firm way.”—Erin Lowry, author of Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together

Author : Jane Knapik,Amanda Rose
Publisher : Images of America
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 1467130036

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Marble Falls by Jane Knapik,Amanda Rose Pdf

The waterfalls that gave Marble Falls its name have been covered by Lake Marble Falls since 1951, when a series of dams was completed on the Colorado River to prevent flooding along the river. The possibilities offered by water power at the falls and mining at nearby Granite Mountain encouraged Gen. Adam R. Johnson and his partners to lay out the town of Marble Falls in 1887. In modern times, when the Lower Colorado River Authority lowers the level of the lake, waterfront owners can repair boat docks and guests at nearby hotels and restaurants can see portions of the ancient rocky ledges. Today's Marble Falls, with a population of over 6,000, provides services for the more than 30,000 area residents of surrounding recreation and retirement communities.