When completed, the eleven-million-cubic-yard structure built across the Columbia River became the largest single block of concrete ever laid. Still one of the world's largest energy-producing stations, it is at the heart of a dynamic power grid that supplies all of the western United States with energy. The fight for Grand Coulee Dam, and the story of its construction, is a vital and animated saga of people striving for dazzling goals and then working, often against both each other and nature, to build something ...
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When completed, the eleven-million-cubic-yard structure built across the Columbia River became the largest single block of concrete ever laid. Still one of the world's largest energy-producing stations, it is at the heart of a dynamic power grid that supplies all of the western United States with energy. The fight for Grand Coulee Dam, and the story of its construction, is a vital and animated saga of people striving for dazzling goals and then working, often against both each other and nature, to build something spectacular--despite the worst economic depression in the nation's history. The dam and the extensive irrigation network it supports stand today as a monument to those dreams and labors.
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Add this copy of Grand Coulee: Harnessing a Dream to cart. $108.20, new condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by Washington State Univ Pr.
Add this copy of Grand Coulee: Harnessing a Dream to cart. $112.62, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by Washington State Univ Pr.
