Life and Death at Hoover Dam

Life and Death at Hoover Dam
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Total Pages : 256
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ISBN-10 : 0984383603
ISBN-13 : 9780984383603
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Book Synopsis Life and Death at Hoover Dam by : Jerry Borrowman

Download or read book Life and Death at Hoover Dam written by Jerry Borrowman and published by . This book was released on 2010-08-16 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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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