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From its very inception in 1879 until the twentieth century, the U.S. Geological Survey was embroiled in congressional politics. These early years, Thomas G. Manning shows, heralded the complex relations of contemporary science and government.Born out of rivalry between several scientific parties, the Geological Survey was founded primarily for the advancement of mining west of the Mississippi. Its scope was soon broadened, however, and the Survey became national in character. The concept of government science was challenged by the conservative Cleveland Democrats, but its proponents succeeded
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SCIENCE --- Earth Sciences / Geology --- Submarine geology --- Coasts --- Geology - General --- Geology --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Evaluation --- Research --- Coastal zone management --- Submarine geology. --- Geological Survey (U.S.) --- Geological oceanography --- Geology, Submarine --- Marine geology --- U.S.G.S. --- U.S. Geological Survey --- United States. --- Servicio Geológico de los Estados Unidos --- United States Geological Survey --- USGS --- Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region (U.S.) --- Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.) --- Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
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Floods --- Droughts --- Research --- Geological Survey (U.S.) --- Drought --- Drouth --- Drouths --- Flooding --- Inundations --- U.S.G.S. --- U.S. Geological Survey --- United States. --- Servicio Geológico de los Estados Unidos --- United States Geological Survey --- USGS --- Weather --- Natural disasters --- Water --- Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region (U.S.) --- Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.) --- Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
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Electronic books. -- local. --- Geography -- Research -- United States. --- Geological Survey (U.S.). --- Geography --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Geography-General --- Research --- Geological Survey (U.S.) --- U.S.G.S. --- U.S. Geological Survey --- United States. --- Servicio Geológico de los Estados Unidos --- United States Geological Survey --- USGS --- Cosmography --- Earth sciences --- World history --- Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region (U.S.) --- Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.) --- Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
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Cartography -- United States. --- Electronic books. -- local. --- Geological Survey (U.S.). --- Cartography --- Geography-General --- Geography --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Geological Survey (U.S.) --- Cartography, Primitive --- Chartography --- Map-making --- Mapmaking --- Mapping (Cartography) --- U.S.G.S. --- U.S. Geological Survey --- United States. --- Servicio Geológico de los Estados Unidos --- United States Geological Survey --- USGS --- Mathematical geography --- Surveying --- Map projection --- Maps --- Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region (U.S.) --- Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.) --- Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
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In 1923, America paid close attention, via special radio broadcasts, newspaper headlines, and cover stories in popular magazines, as a government party descended the Colorado to survey Grand Canyon. Fifty years after John Wesley Powell's journey, the canyon still had an aura of mystery and extreme danger. At one point, the party was thought lost in a flood. Something important besides adventure was going on. Led by Claude Birdseye and including colorful characters such as early river-runner Emery Kolb, popular writer Lewis Freeman, and hydraulic engineer Eugene La Rue, the exped
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