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PublisherFree Press
ISBN-10141653217X
ISBN-139781416532170
eBay Product ID (ePID)23038843822
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Book TitleColossus : the Turbulent, Thrilling Saga of the Building of Hoover Dam
Number of Pages512 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicUnited States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), United States / 20th Century, Civil / Dams & Reservoirs, General, Regional
Publication Year2011
GenreTechnology & Engineering, Architecture, History
AuthorMichael Hiltzik
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.5 in
Item Weight16.8 Oz
Item Length8.4 in
Item Width5.5 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2010-051592
Reviews"Hiltzik tells the dam's tale well, with majestic sweep and a degree of detail that by rights ought to be numbing, but isn't; every iota of material fits snugly into the narrative, which, unlike the river, flows freely." -San FranciscoChronicle, "Fascinating. A construction epic..of a beautiful immensity, a piece of infrastructure without compare..reflecting Depression-era America [and] astutely conveying the characters of its creators. Hiltzik marvelously captures the times of the Hoover Dam." -- Booklist, "[A] superb new history of the dam's conception, construction and legacy… And in Hiltzik's hands, it makes very good history, indeed." - Cleveland Plain Dealer, "[COLOSSUS is a] detailed and vividly written study destined to be the standard history for decades to come." - Washington Post, "[A] superb new history of the dam's conception, construction and legacy& And in Hiltzik's hands, it makes very good history, indeed." - Cleveland Plain Dealer, "Masterly. In the grand tradition of David McCullough. [Hiltzik] fixes the endeavor in its time and captures the personalities of the people involved. May inspire in readers a longing for something&that will summon up once again America's famous self-confidence and daring."-John Steele Gordon, Wall Street Journal, "The parade of grim particulars might make Colossus a depressing read were it not for the vigor of Hiltzik's prose and the lively gallery of individual portraits and anecdotes that convey a wonderfully textured sense of what it was like to work on Hoover Dam."- Los Angeles Times, "The parade of grim particulars might makeColossusa depressing read were it not for the vigor of Hiltzik's prose and the lively gallery of individual portraits and anecdotes that convey a wonderfully textured sense of what it was like to work on Hoover Dam."-Los Angeles Times, "[COLOSSUS is a] detailed and vividly written study destined to be the standard history for decades to come." -Washington Post, "Hiltzik tells the dam's tale well, with majestic sweep and a degree of detail that by rights ought to be numbing, but isn't; every iota of material fits snugly into the narrative, which, unlike the river, flows freely." - San Francisco Chronicle, "Fascinating. A construction epic..of a beautiful immensity, a piece of infrastructure without compare..reflecting Depression-era America [and] astutely conveying the characters of its creators. Hiltzik marvelously captures the times of the Hoover Dam." - Booklist, "Masterly. In the grand tradition of David McCullough. [Hiltzik] fixes the endeavor in its time and captures the personalities of the people involved. May inspire in readers a longing for something…that will summon up once again America's famous self-confidence and daring."-John Steele Gordon, Wall Street Journal, "Masterly. In the grand tradition of David McCullough. [Hiltzik] fixes the endeavor in its time and captures the personalities of the people involved. May inspire in readers a longing for something…that will summon up once again America's famous self-confidence and daring."-John Steele Gordon,Wall Street Journal, "[A] superb new history of the dam's conception, construction and legacyhellip; And in Hiltzik's hands, it makes very good history, indeed." -Cleveland Plain Dealer
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal627/.820979313
SynopsisAs breathtaking today as when it was completed, Hoover Dam ranks among America's most awe-inspiring, if dubious, achievements. This epic story of the dam--from conception to design to construction--by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and Los Angeles Times columnist Michael Hiltzik exposes the tremendous hardships and accomplishments of the men on the ground--and in the air--who built the dam and the demonic drive of Frank Crowe, the boss who pushed them beyond endurance. It is a tale of the tremendous will exerted from start to finish, detailing the canny backroom dealings by Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt, the herculean engineering challenges Crowe faced, and the terrific union strikes by the men who daily fought to beat back the Colorado River. Colossus tells an important part of the story of America's struggle to pull itself out of the Great Depression by harnessing the power of its population and its natural resources.
LC Classification NumberTC557.5.H6H55 2010b
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- 19. Apr. 2016
colosssus the overworded book on the Hoover Dam
This book is very good in many ways. The author gives the reader a good idea of all that was going on at the time and much of the circumstances leading to the building of the dam. However, he runs short on giving you much more than newspaper information on the actual construction of the dam itself. Overall it was a good read a little long and windy for my taste, but basically well thought out and well written..Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
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