Colossus: Hoover Dam and the Making of the American Century

As breathtaking today as when it was completed, Hoover Dam ranks among America's greatest achievements. The story of its conception, design, and construction is the story of the United States at a unique moment in history: when facing both a global economic crisis and the implacable elements of nature, we prevailed.



The United States after Hoover Dam was a different country from the one that began to build it, going from the glorification of individual effort to the value of shared enterpris...