Life and Death at Hoover Dam

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Author	: Jerry Borrowman
Publisher	:
Total Pages	: 256
Release	: 2010-08-16
ISBN-10	: 0984383603
ISBN-13	: 9780984383603
Rating	: 4/5 (03 Downloads)

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Book Synopsis Life and Death at Hoover Dam by : Jerry Borrowman

Book excerpt: It's 1931 and men are desperate for jobs. A lucky few will get to work in the searing heat of the Nevada desert on the massive Hoover Dam, the single largest public works project in history. Their goal is to tame the mighty Colorado River with a dam that will create the largest man-made lake in the world. But can they can overcome their own prejudices to do it?

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