Page and Lake Powell - Brossura

Ward, Jane E.; Keisling, Kimberly; Powell Museum Archives

Brossura

ISBN 10: 146713158X ISBN 13: 9781467131582

Casa editrice: Arcadia Pub, 2014

Riassunto

The people who descended on the remote northern Arizona wilderness in the early 1950s to build Glen Canyon Dam and the town of Page were true pioneers. They arrived to find Glen Canyon, a sandy, desolate hilltop with walls over 700 feet deep that had been part of the vast Navajo reservation, and an incredibly challenging way of life. The first blast necessary for site excavation at Glen Canyon Dam was triggered on October 15, 1957, when Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower pressed a key setting off the explosion from an office in Washington, DC. Almost 10 years later, construction was completed on the nation's second-highest concrete dam, harnessing the waters of the Colorado River and forever changing the history of the local area and the West. Today, over three million annual visitors enjoy the diverse and awe-inspiring landscape surrounding Page and Lake Powell.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Arcadia Pub
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 146713158X
• ISBN 13: 9781467131582
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 127