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Blades in the sky

by T. Lindsay Baker

WindmillsPumping machinery industryBurdick & Burdick Company of El PasoWind pumpsHistoryPumping machineryIndustries, united states, history

All travelers are familiar with the silhouette profile of a slowly turning windmill in a rural landscape at sunset. How many have ever considered the complexities and difficulties of installing the windmill? How many have understood the windmill as a symbol of the nation's underground? Blades in the Sky provides a fascinating insight into one aspect of the process of the development of water resources.

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