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The 1930s, WGBH Educational Foundation ; a Firstlight Pictures production for American Experience ; series producer, Sharon Grimberg ; produced, written and directed by Stephen Stept, Disc 3

Label
The 1930s, WGBH Educational Foundation ; a Firstlight Pictures production for American Experience ; series producer, Sharon Grimberg ; produced, written and directed by Stephen Stept, Disc 3
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: Not rated
Main title
The 1930s
Medium
videorecording
Oclc number
503481220
Responsibility statement
WGBH Educational Foundation ; a Firstlight Pictures production for American Experience ; series producer, Sharon Grimberg ; produced, written and directed by Stephen Stept
Runtime
60
Summary
An ambitious engineer turned a ragtag army of unemployed into a celebrated work force to create the Hoover Dam, a colossus rising 700 feet above the Colorado River that became a beacon of hope in dire times, bringing electricity and water to millions in the U.S. west
Table Of Contents
Introduction -- Harnessing the Colorado River -- The six companies -- Workers' lives in the desert -- "The eighth wonder of the world
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
resource.variantTitle
Nineteen thirtiesHoover Dam
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