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OverviewOne of America's foremost civil engineers of the past 150 years, John Frank Stevens was a railway reconnaissance and location engineer whose reputation was made on the Canadian Pacific and Great Northern lines. Self-taught and driven by a bulldog tenacity of purpose, he was hired by Theodore Roosevelt as chief engineer of the Panama Canal, creating a technical achievement far ahead of its time. Stevens also served for more than five years as the head of the US Advisory Commission of Railway Experts to Russia and as a consultant who contributed to many engineering feats, including the control of the Mississippi River after the disastrous floods of 1927 and construction of the Boulder (Hoover) Dam. Drawing on Stevens's surviving personal papers and materials from projects with which he was associated, Clifford Foust offers an illuminating look into the life of an accomplished civil engineer. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Clifford FoustPublisher: Indiana University Press Imprint: Indiana University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.635kg ISBN: 9780253010612ISBN 10: 0253010616 Pages: 344 Publication Date: 23 October 2013 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements 1. A Boy of West Gardiner 2. Beginnings 3. The Great Northern 4. The Panama Canal: In 5. The Panama Canal: Out 6. Interlude 7. Railroading in Russia 8. The Final Decades Notes Select Bibliography IndexReviewsThis tome is a great read for anyone that seeks to know more of the in-depth facts that surrounded the success of this world acclaimed engineer. * Lexington Quarterly * Clifford Faust has produced an excellent biography that is certainly not hagiography; it is a warts-and-all portrayal.... The study is thoroughly researched and Foust used a large body of previously unused family papers... Readers of this journal will find the chapters on the work Stevens accomplished for the railroads of particular interest. * Railroad History * Author Foust is to be commended for presenting a complete and unbiased account of this extraordinary man's working life. * Michigan Railfan * This tome is a great read for anyone that seeks to know more of the in-depth facts that surrounded the success of this world acclaimed engineer. Lexington Quarterly Author InformationClifford Foust is Professor Emeritus of History, University of Maryland. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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