Author: DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR / BUREAU OF RECLAMATION
Title: Construction of Hoover Dam
Description: Las Vegas, NV: Kc Publications, 1976. 27th edition. Stapled wraps. B&W Illustrations; This is a small format booklet with cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The booklet is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book covers have several spots of toning / foxing. The text pages are clean and bright. "Hoover Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the U. S. States of Nevada and Arizona. Constructed between 1931 and 1936, during the Great Depression, it was dedicated on September 30, 1935, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Its construction was the result of a massive effort involving thousands of workers, and cost over 100 lives. In bills passed by Congress during its construction, it was referred to as the Hoover Dam, after President Herbert Hoover, but was named the Boulder Dam by the Roosevelt administration. In 1947, the name Hoover Dam was restored by Congress. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good .
Keywords: Engineering Department Of The Interior Bureau Of Reclamations Boulder Dam
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Title: Construction of Hoover Dam
Description: Las Vegas, NV: Kc Publications, 1976. 27th edition. Stapled wraps. B&W Illustrations; This is a small format booklet with cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The booklet is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book covers have several spots of toning / foxing. The text pages are clean and bright. "Hoover Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the U. S. States of Nevada and Arizona. Constructed between 1931 and 1936, during the Great Depression, it was dedicated on September 30, 1935, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Its construction was the result of a massive effort involving thousands of workers, and cost over 100 lives. In bills passed by Congress during its construction, it was referred to as the Hoover Dam, after President Herbert Hoover, but was named the Boulder Dam by the Roosevelt administration. In 1947, the name Hoover Dam was restored by Congress. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good .
Keywords: Engineering Department Of The Interior Bureau Of Reclamations Boulder Dam
Price: US$ 20.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 49654
- Book number: 49654
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