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Paperback Hoover Dam Book

ISBN: 0738596094

ISBN13: 9780738596099

Hoover Dam

(Part of the Images of America: Nevada Series)

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Hoover Dam was America's shining light during the dark days of the Great Depression. This monumental structure was the largest federal works project of its time, constructed after years of scientific study and political maneuvering by California boosters. This thirsty state looked to the untapped Colorado River to supply reliable water for Imperial Valley farms and the fast-growing Los Angeles metropolitan area. Harnessing the unruly Colorado River...

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