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Building Hoover Dam : An Oral History of the Great Depression by Dennis McBride, University of Nevada Press and Andrew J. Dunar (2001, Trade Paperback)

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Product Description : Andrew J Dunar and Dennis McBride skillfully interweave eyewitness accounts of the building of Hoover Dam These stories create the richest existing portrait of the building of Hoover Dam and its tremendous effect on the lives of those involved in its creation the gritty sometimes grisly realities of living in cardboard boxes and tents during several of the hottest Southern Nevada summers on record the fearsome carbon monoxide deaths of tunnel builders who it was claimed had died of pneumonia the uproarious life of nearby Las Vegas versus the tightly controlled existence of the workers in the builtovernight confines of Boulder City and of course the astounding accomplishment of building the Dam itself and completing the task not only early but under budget

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PublisherUniversity of Nevada Press

ISBN-100874174899

ISBN-139780874174892

eBay Product ID (ePID)28046694224

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Book TitleBuilding Hoover Dam : an Oral History of the Great Depression

Number of Pages376 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2001

TopicUnited States / State & Local / General, Industries / Construction, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Civil / Dams & Reservoirs, General, United States / State & Local / West (Ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy)

IllustratorYes

GenreNature, Technology & Engineering, Biography & Autobiography, Business & Economics, History

AuthorUniversity of Nevada Press, Andrew J. Dunar, Dennis Mcbride

FormatTrade Paperback