THE FLOOD CONTROL CHALLENGE: Past Present and Future by Rosen, Howard; Reuss, Martin (editors) (William E. Leuchtenburg; Joseph L. Arnold; Thjeodore M. Schad; James E. Goddard; Helen Ingram; Gilbert F. White; Douglas Helms; Bory Steinberg; Martin Reuss; Michael C. Robinson; Leonard Shabman; Kenneth Rubin) - 1988

Chicago: Public Works Historical Society, 1988. (xiv) 166 pp. Blue cloth lettered in gilt on the front panel and spine; illustrated with black and white diagrams and photographs. Very light rubbing on the corners; no interior markings; as issued, no dustjacket. This is subtitled: Proceedings of a National Symposium - New Orleans, Louisiana, September 26, 1986. The Chapters are: Keynote Address: FDR's New Deal: The Increasing Federal Role by William E. Leuchtenburg; The Flood Control Act of 1936: A Study in Politics Planning and Ideology by Joseph L. Arnold; Evolution and Future Flood Control in the United States by Theodore M. Schad; Comments by James E. Goddard and Helen Ingram; When May a Post-Audit Teach Lessons by Gilbert F. White; Small Watersheds and the USDA: Legacy of the Flood Control Act of 1936 by Douglas Helms; Flood Control in Urban Areas: Past Present and Future by Bory Steinberg; Comments by Martin Reuss and Michael C. Robinson; The Benefits and Costs of Flood Control: Reflections on the Flood Control Act of 1936 by Leonard Shabman; The New Federalism and National Flood Control Programs by Kenneth Rubin; and Comments by Kyle E. Schilling and Arthur Maass; followed by: Appendix: Excerpts from the Flood Control Act of 1936; Author Biographies; and an Index.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo.