The Mississippi River: Testimony Of General Comstock [And Others], Given Before The Commerce Committee, U.S. Senate, May 13 And 14, 1890 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789354484346)

On two May days in 1890, the future of the Mississippi River was argued, challenged, and defended before the United States Senate. History speaks in these pages. This U.S. Senate hearing transcript records the testimony of General C. B. Comstock and other leading figures in Mississippi River engineering before the Commerce Committee at a decisive moment in late 19th century America, when commerce, science, and politics converged on 19th century Mississippi. As a historical testimony collection and primary source document, it reveals how experts understood river navigation improvement, channel control, and embankment design, and how they weighed the risks of catastrophic flooding against the demands of trade, settlement, and national power. Offering detailed discussion of flood control history, levee strategy, and the evolving role of the Mississippi River Commission, this volume opens a window onto federal decision-making at river scale. It is indispensable for history researchers tracing Mississippi River Commission history and Army Corps of Engineers history, and richly informative for civil engineering students examining real-world case studies in hydraulic design, sediment control, and large-scale infrastructure planning. Readers of American history, environmental policy, and transport will find a vivid portrait of how engineers and legislators imagined the nation's greatest waterway and its future. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

Author: C. B. Comstock
ISBN-10: 9354484344
ISBN-13: 9789354484346
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Language: English
Published: 03/15/2021
Pages: 68
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.16d