Leah S. Glaser, PhD is a Professor of History and Coordinator of the Public History Program at Central Connecticut State University. She earned her B.A. from Tufts University, and her M.A. and Ph.D. in history and public history from Arizona State University. She has worked in the field of public history and historic preservation for the last thirty years, consulting with municipal, state, and federal agencies, including positions at the United States Bureau of Reclamation and the National Park Service. For the last twenty years, while publishing around water power and electricity, she has worked closely with the National Council on Public History to emphasize issues of environmental sustainability through conferences, committee work, and publications.
Preface
I. Introduction
II. The Energy of the Forest
III. Water is Life, Water is Power
IV. The Cultural Power of Steam Energy
V. The Power of Fossil Fuels: Energy from Coal, Oil, and Gas
VI. National Security and Alternative Energy:Nuclear Power During and
Beyond the Atomic Age
VII. Emphasizing Energy Diversity: The Past and Future of Renewable Energy
VIII. Energy, Access, and Equity:The Infrastructure of Electricity
IX. Conclusion
Appendix
Timeline
Recommended Reading: Annotated bibliography of resources on energy and
energy use.
