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Brigham, Jay L.

Empowering the west : electrical politics before FDR / Jay L. Brigham. - Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, c1998. - xi, 211 p. ; 24 cm. - Development of western resources .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-203) and index.

Electricity and politics: the battle first fought -- The consolidation and influences of the electrical utility industry in the 1920s -- Public power, national politics, and congress: 1927-1932 -- Small town motivation: the quest for inexpensive electricity -- Seattle and Washington State: focal points of the public power fight -- Los Angeles, California: the triumph of public power in a conservative and arid setting -- Politics, electricity, and the new deal.

ISBN: 0700609202 (alk. paper) 9780700609208 (alk. paper)

LCCN: 98019379

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Rural electrification--Political aspects--History.--West (U.S.)
Electric utilities--History.--West (U.S.)
Rural electrification--Law and legislation--West (U.S.)

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
West (U.S.)--Politics and government.
West (U.S.)--Economic conditions.

LC Class. No.: HD9688.U53 / W33 1998