TY  - BOOK
AU  - Frank,Arthur Dewitt
TI  - The Development of the Federal Program of Flood Control on the Mississippi River
T2  - Studies in History, Economics, and Public Law
SN  - 9780231933100
PY  - 1930///]
CY  - New York, NY : 
PB  - Columbia University Press, 
KW  - HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Frontmatter --; Acknowledgments --; Preface --; Table of Contents --; I. Beginnings of Federal Control of Floods on the Mississippi River --; II. Chaotic Conditions and the Creation of the Mississippi River Commission --; III. Arguments for Federal Control --; IV. Arguments against Federal Control --; V. Constitutional Basis for Federal Control --; VI. Proposed Plans for the Control of Mississippi Floods --; VII. Progress under the Mississippi River Commission, 1879-1926 --; VIII. Forces that Have Created Sentiment for Federal Control --; IX. The Flood of 1927 and the Legislation of 1928 --; X. Results of the Jones-Reid Act to November, 1929 --; Appendix --; Index; restricted access
N2  - Follows the creation of the growing program of the Federal Government's flood control efforts on the Mississippi River. Special attention is given to the forces that have aided or hindered the growth of this colossal system. Arguments for and against federal involvement are also examined
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