Costco to Host Book Signing for Hoover Dam Author

HENDERSON, Nev. - Nov. 14, 2014 - PRLog -- New to Arcadia Publishing’s popular Images of America series is Hoover Dam by local author Renee Corona Kolvet. This pictorial history boasts more than 200 vintage images and provides readers with a unique opportunity to reconnect with the history that shaped their community.

Hoover Dam was America's shining light during the dark days of the Great Depression. This monumental structure was the largest federal works project of its time, constructed after years of scientific study and political maneuvering by California boosters. This thirsty state looked to the untapped Colorado River to supply reliable water for Imperial Valley farms and the fast-growing Los Angeles metropolitan area.

Harnessing the unruly Colorado River would be no easy task. Only the federal government could fulfill the dream. An unprecedented high dam over 700 feet tall was designed to store two years of river flow, trap tons of silt and gain control of the river. The project was financed by the sale of hydroelectric power to southern California, Arizona, and southern Nevada.

Today, Imperial Valley is an American garden spot and Los Angeles is one of the nation's most influential cities. The Las Vegas Valley also witnessed tremendous growth beginning with the dam and followed by legalized gambling, defense industries and tourism. Meanwhile, the small town of Boulder City, born during the dam's construction, still thrives in the shadow of Hoover Dam.

Join the Author for a Book Signing!

Where:  Costco

791 Marks Street, Henderson, NV 89014

When:  Friday, December 5th, 2014; 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at (888)-313-2665 or online (http://www.arcadiapublishing.com/9781467111263/St-Louis-i...).

Arcadia Publishing is the leading publisher of local and regional history in the United States.  Our mission is to make history accessible and meaningful through the publication of books on the heritage of America’s people and places.  Discover more than 8,500 small towns and downtowns at http://www.arcadiapublishing.com.

Hoover Dam

by Renee Corona Kolvet

Images of America series

128 pages/ softcover

Published: February 25, 2013