Building Hoover Dam - An Oral History of the Great Depression (Paperback)

An engaging oral history of the 31ers who built Hoover Dam and the women who fed them, married them, and shared their lives. Building Hoover Dam is the most intriguing book yet written about one of the modern architectural wonders of the world. Andrew J. Dunar and Dennis McBride skillfully interweave first hand accounts of a fascinating group of eyewitnesses. Their 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 still 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 built-overnight 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.

General

Imprint:	University of Nevada Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2001
First published:	May 2001
Dimensions:	235 x 152 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	384
ISBN-13:	978-0-87417-489-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > Public buildings: civic, commercial, industrial, etc > General Books > Professional & Technical > Civil engineering, surveying & building > Hydraulic engineering > Dams & reservoirs Books > History > General Promotions
LSN:	0-87417-489-9
Barcode:	9780874174892

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