@article{435376, note = {Originally broadcast on the History Channel in 1999 as an episode of the television program Modern marvels.}, author = {Ellis, Luke. and Jones, Richard. and Nash, Bruce M. and Raphael, Max.}, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/435376}, title = {Hoover Dam [videorecording] /}, publisher = {A & E Television Networks :}, abstract = {Discusses the engineering and design challenges of the construction during the 1930s of Hoover Dam, one of the world's largest dams, in the harsh climate of America's Southwestern desert. Examines the dam's role in flood control, water supply, generating electricity, and in creating Lake Mead, the largest man-made lake and reservoir in the U.S.}, recid = {435376}, pages = {1 videodisc (44 min.) :}, address = {[New York] :}, year = {2007}, }