Water for Hartford
Murphy, Kevin
| Autor: | Murphy, Kevin |
|---|---|
| Themengebiete: | History - U.S. |
| Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 01.06.2010 |
| EAN: | 9780819570802 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 352 |
| Produktart: | Gebunden |
| Verlag: | Wesleyan University Press |
| Untertitel: | The Story of the Hartford Water Works and the Metropolitan District Commission |
Produktinformationen "Water for Hartford"
The story of Hartford's water works is a fascinating one, for it recalls the hard work, great sacrifice, and extraordinary engineering feats necessary to deliver wholesome drinking water to a growing urban center. It also illuminates the ever-changing social, political, and economic milieu in which it was built. The story of its construction is also the story of three men-Hiram Bissell, Ezra Clark, and Caleb Saville. Readers are transported back in time and given a firsthand glimpse of what these champions of a water system faced on a daily basis: unforgiving geography, venal politicians, and an often-indifferent public. The book culminates in the exhilaration of having built a water works from scratch to deliver clean, safe drinking water to the masses. Water for Hartford is a human story, peopled by men of vision and achievement, who understood that their decisions and actions would affect millions of people for decades to come.
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