The Wild River and the Great Dam: The Construction of Hoover Dam and the Vanishing Colorado River
by Simon Boughton
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- Grade
- 5-12
- Genre
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2024
Word Count 41,879
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 555396, 8 AR Points
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- History
- Social Studies
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