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The St. Lawrence Seaway and Power Project: An Oral History of the Greatest Construction Show on Earth (Paperback)

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In this book, Claire Puccia Parham reveals the human side of the project in the words of its engineers, laborers, and carpenters. Drawing on firsthand accounts, she provides a vivid portrait of the lives of the men who built the seaway and the women who accompanied them. On the fiftieth anniversary of the dedication of the power dam and waterway, this book is a fitting tribute to the hard work and dedication of the project's 22,000 workers.

About the Author


Claire Puccia Parham is an instructor in the History Department at Siena College in Loudonville, New York. She is the author of From Great Wilderness to Seaway Towns: A Comparative History of Cornwall, Ontario, and Massena, New York, 1784-2001.

Product Details
ISBN: 9780815610731
ISBN-10: 0815610734
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Publication Date: January 28th, 2016
Pages: 392
Language: English