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The Scars of Project 459: The Environmental Story of the Lake of the Ozarks
Traci Angel
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Description for The Scars of Project 459: The Environmental Story of the Lake of the Ozarks
Hardcover. Num Pages: 135 pages. BIC Classification: RBKF; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
The Scars of Project 459 tells the environmental story of the Lake of the Ozarks, built by the Union Electric Company in 1931. At 55,000 acres, the lake was the biggest manmade lake in the United States at the time of its completion, and it remains the biggest in the Midwest, with 1,100 miles of shoreline in four different Missouri counties. Though created to generate hydroelectric power, not for development, the “Magic Dragon,” as it is popularly known because of its serpentine shape, has become a major recreational area. Located in some of the most spectacular Ozark scenery, the giant ... Read more
The Scars of Project 459 tells the environmental story of the Lake of the Ozarks, built by the Union Electric Company in 1931. At 55,000 acres, the lake was the biggest manmade lake in the United States at the time of its completion, and it remains the biggest in the Midwest, with 1,100 miles of shoreline in four different Missouri counties. Though created to generate hydroelectric power, not for development, the “Magic Dragon,” as it is popularly known because of its serpentine shape, has become a major recreational area. Located in some of the most spectacular Ozark scenery, the giant ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Arkansas Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
135
Place of Publication
Fayetteville, United States
ISBN
9781557286567
SKU
V9781557286567
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Ref
99-15
About Traci Angel
Traci Angel is a writer and editor who lives in Kansas City, Missouri. She is a former health reporter for the Jackson Hole News and Guide and covered regional topics while a reporter for the Associated Press and an editor at St. Louis Magazine. She has been following the environmental situation of the Lake of the Ozarks for several years. ... Read more
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