You wouldn't want to work on the Hoover Dam! : an explosive job you'd rather not do

Título
You wouldn't want to work on the Hoover Dam! : an explosive job you'd rather not do

Ian, Graham

Resumen
Describes the hazards to being one of the many builders during the construction of the Hoover Dam, including the tough living conditions, the extreme heights, and the diverting of a river.

Fecha de publicación como intervalo
2012

You wouldn't want to ...

Descripción física
32 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.

Nota general
Includes index.

Contenido
The crash -- Good news -- Ragtown -- An army of workers -- Diverting the river -- Pay day -- High-scalers -- Pouring concrete -- A new lake -- Powerhouse -- Opening day -- Tourism.

Término de la materia
Dams.

Término geográfico
Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) -- History.

Autor añadido
Antram, David, 1958-

Síntesis
Describes the hazards to being one of the many builders during the construction of the Hoover Dam, including the tough living conditions, the extreme heights, and the diverting of a river.

ISBN
9780531208717
 
9780531209462

Información de publicación
New York : Franklin Watts, ©2012.


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