Hoover Dam (Images of America) - Softcover

Kolvet, Renee Corona

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0738596094 ISBN 13: 9780738596099

Verlag: ARCADIA PUB (SC), 2013

Inhaltsangabe

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 would be no easy task. Only the federal government could fulfill the dream. An unprecedented high dam, over 700 feet tall, was designed to store two years of river flow, trap tons of silt, and gain control of the river. The project was financed by the sale of hydroelectric power to southern California, Arizona, and southern Nevada. Today, Imperial Valley is an American garden spot, and Los Angeles is one of the nation's most influential cities. The Las Vegas Valley also witnessed tremendous growth beginning with the dam and followed by legalized gambling, defense industries, and tourism. Meanwhile, the small town of Boulder City, born during the dam's construction, still thrives in the shadow of Hoover Dam.

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Renée Corona Kolvet is an archaeologist, freelance writer, and former employee of the Bureau of Reclamation. She has lived in Boulder City since 2001.

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• Verlag: ARCADIA PUB (SC)
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0738596094
• ISBN 13: 9780738596099
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 127
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