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At once this is a story of an astonishing engineering achievement, and a cautionary tale about arrogance, our relationship to the natural world, and the price of progress.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Ives, Stephen (Director), Bellows, Susan (Producer), Pollak, Amanda (Producer), Murphy, Michael, 1938- (Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service, 2012.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Dams > Washington (State) > History.
Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.) > History.
Barrages > Washington (État) > Histoire.
Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.) > Histoire.
Dams
Washington (State)
Washington (State) > Grand Coulee Dam
Documentary television programs
History
Documentary television programs.
Documentaires télévisés.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
Description
Summary:At once this is a story of an astonishing engineering achievement, and a cautionary tale about arrogance, our relationship to the natural world, and the price of progress.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed July 28, 2023).
Originally aired as an episode of American Experience on PBS April 10, 2011.
Physical Description:1 online resource (83 minutes)
Playing Time:01:22:44
Production Credits:Director of photography, Andrew Young ; edited by Adam Zucker ; music by Peter Rundquist.