Land Before The Waters: Dr. Chris Manganiello

The Oconee County Public Library and the Oconee Heritage Center will present a series of talks about the coming of the lakes to Oconee County throughout April, May, and June, 2016. Sponsored by the South Carolina Humanities, the series of talks, featuring area scholars, authors, historians, and lake enthusiasts will address the impact to the county of the construction of dams and the resulting manmade lakes, including the historical, economic, cultural, social, and engineering aspects of the coming of the lakes.

Dr. Chris Manganiello, Policy Director of the Georgia River Network, will discuss the political environment surrounding the coming of the lakes and his book Southern Water, Southern Power:  How the Politics of Cheap Energy and Water Scarcity Shaped a Region..