The St. Lawrence Seaway and Power Project : An Oral History of the Greatest Construction Show on Earth 9780815651024, 9780815609131

In this book, Claire Puccia Parham reveals the human side of the project in the words of its engineers, laborers, and ca

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The St. Lawrence Seaway and Power Project : An Oral History of the Greatest Construction Show on Earth
9780815651024, 9780815609131

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