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

Graham, Ian, 1953-

You wouldn't want to work on the Hoover Dam! : an explosive job you'd rather not do - New York : Franklin Watts, c2012. - 32 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm. - You wouldn't want to ... . - You wouldn't want to-- .

Includes index.

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.

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.

Age 8 and up.

9780531208717 (lib. bdg.) 0531208710 (lib. bdg.) 9780531209462 (pbk.) 0531209466 (pbk.)

2011047191


Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.)--History--Juvenile literature.
Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.)--History.
Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.)--History.

TC557.5.H6 / G73 2012

627/.80979159