River by Design: Essays on the Boise River, 1915-2015

by Todd Shallat (Editor), Colleen Brennan (Editor)

River by Design marks 100 years since the Boise River emerged as an engineering sensation with the dedication of Arrowrock Dam. Sequenced like a tour with stops in Boise, Garden City, Eagle, Caldwell, and Parma, these essays collectively search for the politics and cultural values that drive engineering design.

136 pages, Paperback

Published June 1, 2015

About the author

Todd Shallat directs the Center for Idaho History and Politics at Boise State University. He is the author of five books and the editor-coauthor of another eight concerning history, engineering, and deserts. Historical essays span thirty-five years and more than forty academic publications. Literary honors include the Henry Adam Prize for historical writing, the Abel Wolman Award for engineering history, and two annual Idaho Book Awards. In 2002, Shallat was named the Carnegie Foundation’s Idaho Professor of the Year.