[PDF.25fr] 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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 | #383987 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 easily download any file type for your device.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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