The Wild River and the Great Dam - The Construction of Hoover Dam and the Vanishing Colorado River

"A nonfiction exploration of the building of the Hoover Dam, revealing the causes, effects, and lasting legacies of one of America's most recognizable and misrepresented landmarks"--

About the author

Simon Boughton has worked as a book publisher for the last thirty years, most recently as the publishing director of Norton Young Readers. Among the books he has published are the National Book Award finalist Victory. Stand! and the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winner From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry. Previously, he founded Roaring Brook Press, where books he edited and published include the Caldecott Medal winners My Friend Rabbit and The Man Who Walked Between the Towers. He divides his time between his home in Delaware County in upstate New York and New York City.

Summary

Discover the fascinating history behind the construction of Hoover Dam-and its lasting political and environmental effects on the Colorado River and the American west-in this propulsive nonfiction exploration of one of the country's most recognizable and far-reaching landmarks.

Product details

• Authors: Simon Boughton
• Publisher: Workman
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 9 to 14
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.03.2024
• EAN: 9780316380744
• ISBN: 978-0-316-38074-4
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 180 mm x 234 mm x 26 mm
• Weight: 540 g
• Illustrations: 58 black and white photographs
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics; USA, 20th Century, History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage), JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / 20th Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Ecosystems