From Library Journal
Known as "Texas's little TVA," the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) of central Texas attempted to tame the oft-flooding Colorado River by building dams throughout the 1930s. The LCRA's efforts were shaped by Texas politics, rural and urban residents, and New Deal federal bureaucrats. As evidenced by his book's extensive bibliography, Adams has conducted in-depth research in order to detail the dams' construction. His writing is dry and unappealing, however, and he makes no attempt to generalize the experiences of the LCRA to other federal water projects. Recommended for area studies and special subject collections only.
- Gwen Gregory, U.S. Courts Lib., Phoenix
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
- Gwen Gregory, U.S. Courts Lib., Phoenix
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
About the Author
For ten years, JOHN A. ADAMS, JR., lived and worked in Laredo, where he served as executive director and CEO of the Laredo Development Foundation. He now resides in Florida. He earned a Ph.D. in history from Texas A&M University.
