Colossus: The Turbulent, Thrilling Saga of the Building of the Hoover Dam

Colossus: The Turbulent, Thrilling Saga of the Building of the Hoover Dam

As breathtaking today as the day it was completed, Hoover Dam not only shaped the American West but helped launch the American century. In the depths of the Great Depression it became a symbol of Amer…

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