Bibliograph

Building the Hoover Dam, Rebecca Stefoff

Type

Label

Building the Hoover Dam, Rebecca Stefoff

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Building the Hoover Dam

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Rebecca Stefoff

Series statement

Engineering North America's landmarks

Summary

The Hoover Dam is called one of American's seven modern civil engineering wonders. Hurdles to clear included building access roads, diverting the Colorado River, and creating a way to cure massive amounts of concrete quickly enough to complete the project on time. Readers will learn how what was then the world's tallest dam was built in a region that presented challenges in geography and weather

Target audience

juvenile

Classification