Chicago, IL: Public Works Historical Society, 1988. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. xiv. 166 pages. Map. Illustrations. Tables. Figures. Appendix. Author Biographies. Index. No dust jacket present. Some ink underlining noted. Signature at top of the fep believed to be that of Douglas Helms, who wrote the chapter in Part II on Small Watersheds and the USDA. Helms was the chief historian of the Soil Conservation Service after having served as an archivist at the National Archives. The Chapters are: Keynote Address: FDR's New Deal: The Increasing Federal Role by William E. Leuchtenburg; The Flood Control Act of 1936: A Study in Politics Planning and Ideology by Joseph L. Arnold; Evolution and Future Flood Control in the United States by Theodore M. Schad; Comments by James E. Goddard and Helen Ingram; When May a Post-Audit Teach Lessons by Gilbert F. White; Small Watersheds and the USDA: Legacy of the Flood Control Act of 1936 by Douglas Helms; Flood Control in Urban Areas: Past Present and Future by Bory Steinberg; Comments by Martin Reuss and Michael C. Robinson; The Benefits and Costs of Flood Control: Reflections on the Flood Control Act of 1936 by Leonard Shabman; The New Federalism and National Flood Control Programs by Kenneth Rubin; and Comments by Kyle E. Schilling and Arthur Maass; followed by: Appendix: Excerpts from the Flood Control Act of 1936. More