The Hoover Dam and the Making of the American Century from KQED's Forum Podcast

We speak with Pulitzer Prize-winning Los Angeles Times reporter and columnist Michael Hiltzik. His new book "Colossus: Hoover Dam and the Making of the American Century," is a story of the largest public works project in US history.

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