Mixing the Waters: Environment, Politics, and the Building of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway (University of Akron Press Series on Technology and T)

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Summary: How your tax dollar destroys the natural environment!
Review: This book takes an in-depth look at the politics behind the building of one of the largest and costliest waterway projects in U.S. history! If you're ever wondering about the enigmatic U.S. Army Corps. of Engineers and what they do with your tax dollars, then read this book! Even if you've never heard of the Army Corps. of Engineers, then read this book to see what questionable water projects that are built with taxpayers' dollars and destroys the environment. You'll be disturbed and offended at the game of "power politics" that goes into deciding which states get "pork" projects. I never thought that a book about a waterway could be so interesting, but Dr. Stine writes with an elucidating and poignant style. Thoroughly researched and objectively written, this book is sure to make you think twice about how your tax dollars are spent