America's Master Dam Builder: The Engineering Genius of Frank T. Crowe Contributor(s): Rocca, Al M., Ph.D. (Author), Rocca, Al M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0761821449 ISBN-13: 9780761821441 Publisher: University Press of America OUR PRICE: $54.63 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2001 |
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BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography - History | United States - General |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2001046751 |
Physical Information: 399 pages |
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Publisher Description: A great dam builder, Crowe finished Hoover Dam a year ahead of schedule at a $10.4 million dollar profit on a $54 million dollar contract. He also built Parker and Shasta and other lesser dams. This detailed chronicle of Crowe's career a worthy subject is obviously a labor of love; but the writing i |