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From the Atlantic to the Great Lakes - A History of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the St. Lawrence Seaway (Paperback)
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From the Atlantic to the Great Lakes - A History of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the St. Lawrence Seaway (Paperback)
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers planned and supervised the
construction of the United States' section of the St. Lawrence
Seaway. The project was both a massive engineering effort and an
unusually complicated exercise in intergovernmental cooperation.
Local, state, and federal agencies shared a concern with finishing
the project as quickly and competently as possible. However,
inevitably disagreements occurred over timetables, budgets, and
priorities. There was also the general concern with meeting our
commitment to Canada, which had assumed the responsibility for
constructing most of the Seaway. This history is an analysis of the
planning and engineering effort of the Corps of Engineers on the
Seaway project. More than that, the author addresses the various
political issues that often influenced the engineers. Because of
the scale of operations, the large number of governmental bodies
involved, and the even greater number of contractors and
subcontractors, the story of the construction of the St. Lawrence
Seaway offers significant insights into problems facing federal
engineers in developing huge international projects. Paul W. Taylor
Colonel, Corps of Engineers Chief of Staff
General
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