Building Hoover Dam : An Oral History of the Great Depression

Name: Building Hoover Dam : An Oral History of the Great Depression
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ISBN: 9780805791334

ISBN-10: 0805791337

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Publisher: Thomson Gale
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 350
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English



Illustrations


Foreword


Acknowledgments


Introduction



Investigation and Approval: Southern Nevada, 1902-1929



Settlements: Black Canyon and Vicinity, 1929-1931



Construction Camp: Boulder City, 1931



Turning the River: Black Canyon, 1931 to November 1932



A Government Reservation: Boulder City, 1932-1934



Laying the Foundation: Black Canyon, 1932-1934



A Day in the Life: 1931-1935



Off the Reservation: Las Vegas, 1931-1935



Towers, Penstocks, and Spillways: Black Canyon, 1934



Completion: Hoover Dam and Boulder City, 1935 and After


Conclusion


App. A. The Language of Hoover Dam's Builders


App. B. President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Address at the Dedication of Boulder Dam, 30 September 1935


App. C. Boulder Canyon Project Fatalities


Notes and References


Index