Hoover Dam [videorecording] / a Firstlight Pictures production for American Experience ; series producer, Sharon Grimberg ; produced, written and directed by Stephen Stept.
Documentary. "A monument to American ingenuity." Originally broadcast on television in 1999 as an episode of American Experience. Special features: Printable material for educators; Access to the 'American experience' web site. Narrator, Peter Coyote.
Summary:
Dramatic story of how a ragtag army of workers re-routed the mighty Colorado and erected the 700 foot high dam. More than 100 workers died building the marvel that forever transformed the West.
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