Origins of the TVA

The Muscle Shoals Controversy, 1920-1932

von Preston J Hubbard

352 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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How a North Alabama river fueled a national showdown over power, democracy, and the New DealOrigins of the TVA: The Muscle Shoals Controversy, 1920-1932 is the definitive history of the bitter, decade-long struggle that gave rise to the Tennessee Valley Authority, one of the most consequential experiments in American public policy. Centered on Muscle Shoals, Alabama, this book traces how wartime investments in nitrates and hydropower became the focal point for national debates over public versus private power, regional planning, agricultural reform, and the proper role of the federal government. In an era grappling with industrial transformation and sectional inequality, the story of Muscle Shoals illuminates why the TVA emerged as a landmark solution with global influence. Drawing on an extraordinary range of sources--more than twenty-five congressional hearings, the Congressional Record, private manuscripts, National Archives collections, and contemporary journalism--historian Preston J. Hubbard delivers a model of scholarly rigor and balance. Originally published in 1961 and still unmatched in scope, the book is widely praised for its restraint, clarity, and meticulous reconstruction of complex political, economic, and technological issues. Hubbard demonstrates how a small group of lawmakers led by Senator George W. Norris ultimately shaped a durable vision of public power and regional development. This book will reward historians, political scientists, policy professionals, and students of Southern history, as well as readers interested in the origins of the New Deal, environmental policy, and the enduring debate over public resources and private enterprise.

• ISBN: 9780817352851
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.04.2006
• Größe: 216 x 145 mm
• Verlag: University of Alabama Press