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Overview
At its outset, the Tennessee Valley Authority was a comprehensive public planning project for the economic and social revitalization of a major American region, undertaken in a time of depression and major technological advance. Traditionally, the TVA has been viewed as a unique response to special circumstances, largely lacking in historical precedents.Synopsis
Winner of the Lewis Mumford Prize (Society for American City and Regional Planning History) and Best Book Award (Southeast Society for Architectural Historians).At its outset, the Tennessee Valley Authority was a comprehensive public planning project for the economic and social revitalization of a major American region, undertaken in a time of depression and major technological advance. Traditionally, the TVA has been viewed as a unique response to special circumstances, largely lacking in historical precedents.
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Traditionally, the TVA has been viewed as a unique response to special circumstances, largely lacking in historical precedents. Countering this assumption, Creese reveals the varied political, social, architectural, and technical currents that directly shaped the TVA vision, which he calls the largest, most optimistic, most skillful, planning project ever undertaken. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
June 18, 2026
Publisher
University of Tennessee Press
Pages
304
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781572332546