1941 BOULDER HOOVER DAM CONSTRUCTION & HISTORY BOOK NR

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THIS IS THE STORY OF BOULDER DAM, PUBLISHED IN 1941 BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR THIS VERY-RARE 72 PAGE BOOK / BOOKLET MEASURES 5 7/8" BY 9 1/4" AND IT IS FILLED WITH NUMEROUS VINTAGE PHOTOS AND DETAILED TEXT FOLLOWING THE HISTORY, CONSTRUCTION, AND BENEFITS OF THE BOULDER DAM (NOW CALLED HOOVER DAM).DIVIDED INTO 3 MAIN SECTIONS THIS GREAT BOOK COVERS,1.) THE RIVER - THE EXPLORING SPAINIARDS COME, A DANGEROUS OBSTACLE, FLOOD AND DROUGHT, THE BOLD DECISION, THE BLACK CANYON SITE, DIVIDING THE WATERS, THE BOULDER CANYON PROJECT ACT.2.) THE DAM - THE FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEM, THE STRUGGLE BEGINS, GREATEST MACHINERY EVER SEEN, PLAN OF ATTACK, THE ENGINEERS TURN THE RIVER, AN IMPASSE CONFRONTS, THE RIVER HARNESSED AT LAST.3.) THE BENEFITS - A SIGNIFICANT PROPHECY, LAKE MEAD SWALLOWS THE FLOODS, NO MORE DROUGHT, A VITAL METROPOLITAN WATER SUPPLY, THE SILT MENACE SUBDUED, NAVIGATION ON THE COLORADO, A NATION'S NEW PLAYGROUND, HAVEN FOR WILDLIFE, POWER AND STRENGTH OF THE WEST, THE ENDLESS TUNE OF UNTOLD WEALTH, INCREASING POWER GENERATION, THE RAMIFIED BENEFITS, AND THE BENEFITS MULTIPLIED. THIS RARE VINTAGE BOOKLET IS IN BEAUTIFULLY PRESERVED FOR ITS 65+ YEARS OF AGE AS SHOWN AND IT IS A MUST-HAVE FIND FOR THE BOULDER DAM HISTORIAN / COLLECTOR!! BEING SOLD WITH NO RESERVE! BUYER TO PAY $3.95 SHIPPING WITHIN THE U.S.A.. I read more

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