Building the Hoover Dam
(2018)
Nonfiction
eBook
Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC, 2018
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DESCRIPTION
1 online resource
ISBN/ISSN
9781502629715 (electronic bk.) MWT12170781, 1502629712 (electronic bk.) 12170781
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
The Hoover Dam is called one of American's seven modern civil engineering wonders. Hurdles to clear included building access roads, diverting the Colorado River, and creating a way to cure massive amounts of concrete quickly enough to complete the project on time. Readers will learn how what was then the world's tallest dam was built in a region that presented challenges in geography and weather
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