Fb2 Reclaiming the Arid West: The Career of Francis G. Newlands (American West in the Twentieth Century) ePub

Journal of the West A fascinating study of Newland’s complex professional and personal life. Widely noted for his role in the passage of the National Reclamation Act of 1902, Francis G. Newlands of Nevada was a champion of the growth of federal power in the modernization of America.

Journal of the West A fascinating study of Newland’s complex professional and personal life. Nebraska History Unquestionably. One of the few liberal national Democrats at the beginning of the twentieth century, he is known as a key architect of the modern regulatory state. Newlands worked to irrigate the Nevada desert and other arid western states with nationally funded reclamation and dam-building projects.

Journal of American History This biography of Francis Newlands, a key figure in the irrigation of the West and . a valuable addition to the field and will be enjoyable reading for historians interested in the American West or natural resource management. -Journal of American History.

Journal of American History This biography of Francis Newlands, a key figure in the irrigation of the West and an architect of the modern regulatory state at the beginning of this century, reveals a complicated and sophisticated man who successfully lived a dual political life under a cloud of personal and public scandal a valuable addition to the field and will be enjoyable reading for historians interested in the American West or natural resource management.

Reclaiming the Arid West book. American West in the Twentieth Century (7 books). Books by William D. Rowley. By reclaiming Newlands from the obscurity of history, Professor Rowley provides perspective on our present day battles. -State Environmental Monitor. skillfully blends the local and national, and it portrays Newlands with sensitivity and sound critical judgement. -Agricultural History.

the career of Francis G. Newlands. by William D. The American West in the twentieth century. Prefer the physical book? Check nearby libraries with

Reclaiming the arid West Close. 1 2 3 4 5. Want to Read. Are you sure you want to remove Reclaiming the arid West from your list? Reclaiming the arid West. the career of Francis G. Published 1996 by Indiana University Press in Bloomington, Ind. Prefer the physical book? Check nearby libraries with: WorldCat.

Volume 57, Issue 2. June 1997, pp. 568-569. Reclaiming the Arid West: The Career of Francis G. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1996.

Part of the American West in the Twentieth Century Series). -The Journal of Arizona History.

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Find nearly any book by William D. Get the best deal by comparing prices from over 100,000 booksellers. Reno: Hub of the Washoe Country. ISBN 9780897810807 (978-0-89781-080-7) Hardcover, Windsor Pubns, 1986.

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by William D. Series: The American West in the Twentieth Century (1996). Journal of American History This biography of Francis Newlands, a key figure in the irrigation of the West and an architect of the modern regulatory state at the beginning of this century, reveals a complicated and sophisticated man who successfully lived a dual political life under a cloud of personal and public scandal.

Newlands represented Nevada in the United States House of Representatives from 1893 to 1903 as a member of the Silver . a b c d e f William D. Rowley (1996).

Newlands represented Nevada in the United States House of Representatives from 1893 to 1903 as a member of the Silver Party. In 1898, he created the Newlands Resolution, which annexed the Republic of Hawaii, creating a new territory. He supported a greater federal role in conservation and pushed for federal funding of western arid land irrigation projects. He helped pass the Reclamation Act of 1902, also called the Newlands Act, which created what would become the Bureau of Reclamation. Indiana University Press.