![]() | Public Power, Private Dams: The Hells Canyon High Dam Controversy Subjects: Dams -- Snake River (Wyo.–Wash.) -- Public opinion -- History -- 20th century; Dams -- Hells Canyon (Idaho and Or.) -- Public opinion -- History -- 20th century; Hydroelectric power plants -- Hells Canyon (Idaho and Or.) -- Political aspects -- History --; In the years following World War II, the world's biggest dam was almost built in Hells Canyon on the Snake River in Idaho. Karl Boyd Brooks tells the story of the dam controversy, which became a referendum not only on public-power expansion but also on the environmental implications of the New Deal's natural resources and economic policy. Karl Boyd Brooks is associate professor of history and environmental studies at the University of Kansas. |
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