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- Building Hoover Dam: An Oral History Of The Great Depression
- Book
- 2016
- Published by: University of Nevada Press
summary
Andrew J. Dunar and Dennis McBride skillfully interweave eyewitness accounts of the building of Hoover Dam. These stories create the richest existing portrait of the building of Hoover Dam and its tremendous effect on the lives of those involved in its creation: the gritty, sometimes grisly realities of living in cardboard boxes and tents during several of the hottest Southern Nevada summers on record; the fearsome carbon monoxide deaths of tunnel builders who, it was claimed, had died of "pneumonia"; the uproarious life of nearby Las Vegas versus the tightly controlled existence of the workers in the built-overnight confines of Boulder City; and of course the astounding accomplishment of building the Dam itself and completing the task not only early but under budget!
Table of Contents
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- Illustrations
- pp. ix-x
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xiii-xvi
- Introduction
- pp. xvii-xx
- 7. A Day in the Life: 1931-1935
- pp. 171-204
- 8. Off the Reservation: Las Vegas, 1931-1935
- pp. 205-244
- Conclusion
- pp. 297-308
- Appendixes
- A. The Language of Hoover Dam's Builders
- pp. 309-310
- C. Boulder Canyon Project Fatalities
- pp. 317-320
- Notes and References
- pp. 321-328
Additional Information
ISBN
9780874173833
Related ISBN(s)
9780874174892
MARC Record
OCLC
1017610983
Pages
373
Launched on MUSE
2018-01-03
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2001