[PDF.51qg] Power Lines: Phoenix and the Making of the Modern Southwest (Politics and Society in Modern America)

Power Lines: Phoenix and the Making of the Modern Southwest (Politics and Society in Modern America)

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 | #176571 in Books |  Needham Andrew |  2016-09-13 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.21 x.75 x6.14l,.0 | File type: PDF | 336 pages

 | Power Lines Phoenix and the Making of the Modern Southwest

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| A must read on modern southwestern U.S. history|By Jonathan P Thompson|Are you an energy nerd? A devotee of southwestern U.S. history? Do you want to know what fueled the Arizona "growth machine"? Then Power Lines is a must read. It's a compelling look into how centralized coal power and southwestern sprawl fed off of one another to radically alter the landscape and economies o| |Winner of the 2016 George Perkins Marsh Prize, American Society for Environmental History|Winner of the 2015 Caughey Western History Prize, Western History Association|Winner of a 2015 Southwest Book Award, Border Regional Library Association<

In 1940, Phoenix was a small, agricultural city of sixty-five thousand, and the Navajo Reservation was an open landscape of scattered sheepherders. Forty years later, Phoenix had blossomed into a metropolis of 1.5 million people and the territory of the Navajo Nation was home to two of the largest strip mines in the world. Five coal-burning power plants surrounded the reservation, generating electricity for export to Phoenix, Los Angeles, and other cities. Exploring t...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Power Lines: Phoenix and the Making of the Modern Southwest (Politics and Society in Modern America)   |  Andrew Needham.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.

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