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Author Boughton, Simon, author.

Title The wild river and the great dam : the construction of Hoover Dam and the vanishing Colorado River / Simon Boughton.

Publication Info. New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2024.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Pittsburg 1st Fl Juvenile Non-Fiction  J 627 Bou    Juv New Books Pittsburg  Available
Edition First edition.
Description ix, 242 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
text txt rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Summary "A nonfiction exploration of the building of the Hoover Dam, revealing the causes, effects, and lasting legacies of one of America's most recognizable and misrepresented landmarks"-- Provided by publisher.
Note "Christy Ottaviano Books."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-237) and index.
Contents The wild Colorado -- Bosses and men -- Turning the river -- A home in the desert -- The end of the river.
Audience Ages 9-14 Little, Brown and Company
Subject Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) -- Juvenile literature.
Colorado River Watershed (Colo.-Mexico) -- Environmental conditions -- Juvenile literature.
Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.)
Colorado River Watershed (Colo.-Mexico) -- Environmental conditions.
ISBN 9780316380744 : $19.99
0316380741 : $19.99

 
    
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