Hoover Dam
This item is included in the following series/curriculum: American Experience Series
- Grade Level: Junior High (7-9)-Adult
- Subjects: History
- Produced By: WGBH
- Year: 1999
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Running Time: 60m
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An ambitious, hard-working engineer turns a ragtag army of unemployed into a celebrated work force to create one of the world's greatest engineering projects. Here lies the dramatic story. A colossus rising more than 700 feet above the Colorado River, the dam was constructed in the face of oppressive heat, choking dust and perilous heights.