Shasta Lake: Boomtowns and the Building of the Shasta Dam

by Al Rocca and Al M. Rocca

Book Overview

When national newspapers reported in 1938 that a large dam would be built in northern California, hundreds of job-seeking families streamed into Shasta County. Shasta Dam would be America's last large concrete dam and would take years to build, offering employment for those fortunate enough to secure a construction job during the Great Depression. Captured here in over 200 rare photographs is the story of the building of Shasta Dam, the boomtowns...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738520764
• ISBN13: 9780738520766
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.5" x 9.1"