Edition |
1st ed. |
Description |
ix, 326 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-311) and index. |
Summary |
Recounts the events involved in building the Hoover Dam from 1931 through the worst years of the Great Depression. |
Contents |
A river and a dream -- "A deadly desert place" -- To turn a river -- Under the eagle's wing -- "Incessant, monstrous activity" -- "A callous, cruel lump of concrete" -- "Twentieth-century marvel." |
Awards |
American Historical Association John H. Dunning Prize for U.S. History, 1988. |
Subject |
Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.)
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United States -- Hoover Dam.
(OCoLC)fst01310299
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ISBN |
0585168970 (electronic bk.) |
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9780585168975 (electronic bk.) |
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0806121157 (alk. paper) |
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9780806121154 (alk. paper) |
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0806122838 |
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9780806122830 |
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