Colossus: The Turbulent, Thrilling Saga of the Building of Hoover Dam

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Colossus: The Turbulent, Thrilling Saga of the Building of Hoover DamAs breathtaking today as when it was completed, Hoover Dam ranks among Americas most awe inspiring, if dubious, achievements. This epic story of the damfrom conception to design to constructionby Pulitzer Prizewinning journalist and Los Angeles Times columnist Michael Hiltzik exposes the tremendous hardships and accomplishments of the men on the groundand in the airwho built the dam and the demonic drive of Frank Crowe, the boss who pushed them beyond

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