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100 1 $aHiltzik, Michael A.
245 10 $aColossus :$bthe turbulent, thrilling saga of the building of Hoover Dam /$cMichael Hiltzik.
250 $a1st Free Press trade pbk. ed.
260 $aNew York :$bFree Press,$c©2010.
300 $axiv, 496 pages :$billustrations ;$c22 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 409-474) and index.
505 0 $aThe sinful river -- The road to Black Canyon -- The arch.
520 $aThe definitive account of the epic construction of the Hoover Dam, one of the the 20th century's most consequential public works.
520 $a"As breathtaking today as when it was completed, Hoover Dam ranks among America’s most awe-inspiring, if dubious, achievements. This epic story of the dam—from conception to design to construction—by Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and Los Angeles Times columnist Michael Hiltzik exposes the tremendous hardships and accomplishments of the men on the ground—and in the air—who built the dam and the demonic drive of Frank Crowe, the boss who pushed them beyond endurance. It is a tale of the tremendous will exerted from start to finish, detailing the canny backroom dealings by Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt, the herculean engineering challenges Crowe faced, and the terrific union strikes by the men who daily fought to beat back the Colorado River. Colossus tells an important part of the story of America’s struggle to pull itself out of the Great Depression by harnessing the power of its population and its natural resources."--Back cover.
505 00 $gIntroduction:$tSeptember 30, 1935: Roosevelt comes to the river. --$gPart one.$tThe sinful river --$tThe journey of death --$tBorn of the desert --$tRockwood's gamble --$tThe Lord's dam site. --$gPart two:$tThe road to Black Canyon:$tHoover steps in --$tBattlegrounds --$tHurry-up Crowe --$tThe silver spike --$tThe big six --$tRagtown --$tRush job --$tThe Wobblies' last stand --$tEly's kingdom. --$gPart three.$tThe arch:$tThe jumbos --$tTurning points --$tThe rising --$tThe pour --$tReckonings --$tThe crest --$tLegacies.
651 0 $aHoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.)$xHistory.
650 0 $aDams$zColorado River (Colo.-Mexico)$xDesign and construction$xHistory.
650 7 $aDams$xDesign and construction.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00887325
651 7 $aNorth America$zColorado River.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01240026
651 7 $aUnited States$zHoover Dam.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01310299
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651 7 $aHoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.)$xHistory.$2sears
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