Tennessee Valley Authority in Vintage Postcards
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inexpensive electricity. Influenced by such visionaries as Gifford Pinchot, Theodore Roosevelt, and George Norris, the agency also dealt with regional issues, including river
commerce, soil conservation, and flood control.
Mark Allen Stevenson
In this contribution to the region�s history, author Mark Allen Stevenson, a professional engineer in Chattanooga, reviews the development of TVA�s hydroelectric projects as the area emerged from the Depression and prepared for war. Tennessee Valley Authority celebrates the achievements of this remarkable agency, now approaching its 75th anniversary.
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Tennessee Valley Authority in Vintage Postcards - Mark Allen Stevenson
2005
INTRODUCTION
This book is about the Tennessee Valley Authority as seen through the images presented in picture postcards. Created by Congress and signed into law by Pres. Franklin Roosevelt in 1933, TVA is more than just another power company. Charged with challenges that included providing river navigation, preventing flooding, restoring a depleted agricultural system, and selling excess electricity at low cost, the organization was instrumental in lifting an area the size of England and Scotland out of ignorance and poverty, forever changing the landscape and the lives of those involved. There are many fine resources on the subject of TVA alone, some of which are listed in the bibliography for further study, but this book is about the TVA as seen in picture postcards.
The adage every picture tells a story
has never been more true than with the common picture postcard, each with its own unique details and perspective. People in period attire and vintage vehicles fill the images. Unusual terminology is sometimes misspelled, as is the case here with projects named for words in the Cherokee language. If the card has been mailed, intimate details of travel plans or personal relationships may be revealed in the context of the image on the other side. Wherever possible, these bits of insight are included to help fill out the whole story and (hopefully) prevent this from being a technical treatise filled only with facts and