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Author:

Downs, Matthew L., 1980- author.

Title:

Transforming the South : federal development in the Tennessee Valley, 1915-1960 / Matthew L. Downs.

Publisher:

Louisiana State University Press,

Copyright Date:

2014

Description:

331 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Southern States--History--20th century.
Southern States--Economic conditions--1918-
Southern States--Social conditions.
Tennessee River Valley.
Tennessee Valley Authority.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-320) and index.

Contents:

Introduction : brisk men, energetic of movement and speech -- A living monument to that broad principle of democracy, 1915-1924 -- Muscle Shoals signifies power, 1924-1933 -- We are trying to make a different type of citizen out of them, 1933-1938 -- Pulling together in the same direction, 1938-1945 -- An agency of its own creation, 1945-1960 -- Huntsville has what it takes, 1940-1949 -- Hold onto what you have worked so hard to get in, 1949-1960 -- Conclusion : a great place to do business.

Series:

Making the modern South

ISBN:

0807157147 (cloth : alkaline paper)
9780807157145 (cloth : alkaline paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)894557374

LCCN:

2014008756

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)