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Hoover Dam An American Adventure By Joseph E. Stevens Paperback
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- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- “Nice, no tears or marks...used little....”
- ISBN
- 9780806122830
- EAN
- 9780806122830
- Book Title
- Hoover Dam : an American Adventure
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- University of Oklahoma Press
- Publication Year
- 1990
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8in
- Genre
- Technology & Engineering, Architecture
- Topic
- Civil / Dams & Reservoirs, Hydraulics, Power Resources / Electrical, Buildings / Landmarks & Monuments
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 17.7 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 340 Pages
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In the spring of 1931, in a rugged desert canyon on the Arizona-Nevada border, an army of workmen began one of the most difficult and daring building projects ever undertaken--the construction of Hoover Dam. Through the worst years of the Great Depression as many as five thousand laborers toiled twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, to erect the huge structure that would harness the Colorado River and transform the American West. Construction of the giant dam was a triumph of human ingenuity, yet the full story of this monumental endeavor has never been told. Now, in an engrossing, fast-paced narrative, Joseph E. Stevens recounts the gripping saga of Hoover Dam. Drawing on a wealth of material, including manuscript collections, government documents, contemporary newspaper and magazine accounts, and personal interviews and correspondence with men and women who were involved with the construction, he brings the Hoover Dam adventure to life. Described here in dramatic detail are the deadly hazards the work crews faced as they hacked and blasted the dam's foundation out of solid rock; the bitter political battles and violent labor unrest that threatened to shut the job down; the deprivation and grinding hardship endured by the workers' families; the dam builders' gambling, drinking, and whoring sprees in nearby Las Vegas; and the stirring triumphs and searing moments of terror as the massive concrete wedge rose inexorably from the canyon floor. Here, too, is an unforgettable cast of characters: Henry Kaiser, Warren Bechtel, and Harry Morrison, the ambitious, headstrong construction executives who gambled fortune and fame on the Hoover Dam contract; Frank Crowe, the brilliant, obsessed field engineer who relentlessly drove the work force to finish the dam two and a half years ahead of schedule; Sims Ely, the irascible, teetotaling eccentric who ruled Boulder City, the straightlaced company town created for the dam workers by the federal government; and many more men and women whose courage and sacrifice, greed and frailty, made the dam's construction a great human, as well as technological, adventure. Hoover Dam is a compelling, irresistible account of an extraordinary American epic.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN-10
0806122838
ISBN-13
9780806122830
eBay Product ID (ePID)
924825
Product Key Features
Book Title
Hoover Dam : an American Adventure
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Civil / Dams & Reservoirs, Hydraulics, Power Resources / Electrical, Buildings / Landmarks & Monuments
Publication Year
1990
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Architecture
Number of Pages
340 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
17.7 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lccn
87-040559
Dewey Decimal
627/.82/0979159
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
19
Illustrated
Yes
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