Synopsis

Soaring over seven hundred feet above the tumultuous Colorado River, the structure was hailed as a monumental achievement in engineering. Constructed during the Great Depression, the Hoover Dam beckoned men driven by desperation for employment to a remote and unforgiving canyon near Las Vegas. There, battling scorching heat, suffocating dust, and dizzying heights, they labored to erect a colossal edifice of concrete that would deliver power and water to millions, reshaping the American Southwest