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The wild river and the great dam : : the construction of Hoover Dam and the vanishing Colorado River
| Title | The wild river and the great dam : : the construction of Hoover Dam and the vanishing Colorado River |
| Names | Boughton, Simon. |
| Book Number | DB121840 |
| Title Status | Active |
| Medium | Digital Book |
| Download Link | Downloadable talking book. |
| Annotation | "At the time of its completion in 1936, Hoover Dam was the biggest dam in the world and the largest feat of architecture and engineering in the country a statement of national ambition and technical achievement. It turned the wild Colorado River into a tame and securely managed water source, transforming millions of acres of desert into farmland while also providing water and power to the fast-growing population of the Southwest. The concrete monolith quickly became a symbol of American ingenuity; however, its history is laden with contradiction. It provided work for thousands, but it was a dangerous project that exploited desperate workers during the Depression. It helped secure the settlement and economies of the Southwest, but at the expense of Indigenous peoples and the environment; and it created a dependency on the Colorado River's water, which is under threat from overuse and climate change. Weaving together elements of engineering, geography, and political and socioeconomic history, and drawing heavily from unpublished oral histories taken from dam workers and their families, Simon Boughton's thoughtful and compelling debut featuring historical photographs throughout follows the construction and impact of Hoover Dam, and how its promise of abundance ultimately created a river in crisis today." -- Amazon. -- For grades 5-8. |
| Narrator | Carpenter, Steven, |
| Length | 5 hours, 31 minutes |
| Local Subject | Science - SCI |
| History, United States - HUS | |
| Sociology - SOC | |
| Social Issues - SOI | |
| Environment & Ecology - ENV | |
| Western United States - 978 | |
| Juvenile Book - JU | |
| Grades 5-8 - JU6 | |
| Juvenile Nonfiction - JN | |
| Non-Fiction Book - NF | |
| Male Narrator - MN | |
| Short Book SH - SH | |
| LC Subject | Dams - Design and construction - Juvenile literature |
| Colorado River Watershed (Colo.-Mexico) - Environmental conditions - Juvenile literature |
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| Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) - Juvenile literature |
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| Nonfiction |
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| Informational works |
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| Audience Notes | 5 NLS/BPD |
| For grades 5-8. NLS/BPD |
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| Call Number | j627.820979159 JNF |
| Language | English |
| Released | 2024 |
| Publication Info | New York Hachette Book Group 2024 (Potomac Talking Books, Inc., recording studio) |
| Original Publication | Recorded from: New York : Hachette Book Group, 2024. 9780316380959 |
