America's Master Dam Builder: The Engineering Genius of Frank T. Crowe

by Al M. Rocca

America's Master Dam Builder is a sweeping biographical epic of Frank T. Crowe. Author Al M. Rocca presents a fascinating story that covers the engineering challenges and triumphs Crowe encountered, from his earliest days with the United States Reclamation Service to his phenomenal conquests of Hoover, Parker and Shasta Dams. Rocca shows how one man rose to the top of the engineering world and supplied the drive and innovation that permitted the construction of large concrete dams, dams of unprecedented size, dams that would transform the American West.

414 pages, Paperback

First published December 29, 2001

About the author

I am currently serving as Professor Emeritus at Simpson University in Redding, California. I teach a course on Curriculum & Instruction for Secondary Teaching Candidates. I have earned an MA in geography and Phd in History. My teaching also includes United States history and world geography. As you can see from my list of books, I have written and published in both the adult non-fiction and children's historical fiction.

I have currently finished a new book titled, Endangered Species: Case #2 Sea Otter Rescue. The book takes place in and around the Monterey Aquarium and looks at the hardships faced sea otters and how aquarium efforts have helped mitigate these dangers.

I also have a major new book that is in its final stages. This book, Christopher Columbus, Pre-1492: The Birth of a Transatlantic Voyage will explain how Columbus's early voyages in the Mediterranean Sea and the Eastern Atlantic Ocean provided an expanding geographic understanding that provided him the confidence to conceive a transatlantic voyage to the Indies--changing the world.

Reviews

[Bryan Batton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic book for those involved in the built environment or in heavy civil engineering. Would read again and recommend to others involved in large construction projects and water markets.