Colossus – Hoover Dam and the Making of the American Century
Myth of the 20th Century · Hank Oslo
August 16, 20191h 53m
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Show Notes
Built in the depths of the Great Depression, the Hoover Dam rises over 700 feet along the canyon walls of the Colorado River. Originally named the Boulder Dam and officially begun in 1933 after decades of contentious debate over the feasibility of such an ambitious project, the dam opened in 1936 as the largest hydroelectric...
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