Main entry:

Stevens, Joseph E. (Joseph Edward), 1956- author.

Title & Author:

Hoover Dam : an American adventure / Joseph E. Stevens.

Edition:

First edition.

Publication:

Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [1988]
©1988

Description:

ix, 326 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-311) and index.
A river and a dream -- "A deadly desert place" -- To turn a river -- Under the eagle's wing -- "Incessant, monstrous activity" -- "A callous, cruel lump of concrete" -- "Twentieth-century marvel."
Also available as an electronic book via the World Wide Web to institutions affiliated with netLibrary, Inc.
American Historical Association John H. Dunning Prize for U.S. history, 1988

Summary:

Recounts the events involved in building the Hoover Dam from 1931 through the worst years of the Great Depression.

Resources:
EBSCOhost

ISBN:

0585168970 (electronic bk.)
9780585168975 (electronic bk.)
0806121157 (alk. paper)
9780806121154 (alk. paper)
0806122838
9780806122830
0201116049
9780201116045

Subject:

Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.)
Hoover Dam (Ariz. et Nev.)
United States Hoover Dam
01030 Nevada p1030 Clark County 11030 dams 10320 ... q1030 Hoover Dam 20030 construction 1931-1936

Holdings:

Location: Library main 43774
Call No.: ID:89-B3466
Status: Available