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

by Hiltzik, Michael

• ISBN13: 9781416532170
• ISBN10: 141653217X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-05-03
• Publisher: Free Press

Summary

The definitive account of the epic construction of the Hoover Dam, one of the the twentieth century's most consequential public works.

Author Biography

Michael Hiltzik is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author who has covered business, technology, and public policy for the Los Angeles Times for more than twenty years. His books include The Plot Against Social Security, Dealers of Lightning, and A Death in Kenya. He lives in Southern California.

Table of Contents

Introduction: September 30, 1935: Roosevelt Comes to the River	p. ix
The Sinful River	p. 1
The Journey of Death	p. 3
Born of the Desert	p. 19
Rockwood's Gamble	p. 35
The Lord's Dam Site	p. 52
The Road to Black Canyon	p. 71
Hoover Steps In	p. 73
Battlegrounds	p. 89
Hurry-Up Crowe	p. 123
The Silver Spike	p. 144
The Big Six	p. 159
Ragtown	p. 179
Rush Job	p. 196
The Wobblies' Last Stand	p. 217
Ely's Kingdom	p. 251
The Arch	p. 271
The Jumbos	p. 273
Turning Points	p. 290
The Rising	p. 307
The Pour	p. 323
Reckonings	p. 347
The Crest	p. 366
Legacies	p. 385
Notes	p. 409
Bibliography	p. 466
Acknowledgments	p. 475
Index	p. 481
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