Grand Coulee Dam

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History
Documentary

Overview

During the darkest days of the Depression when construction was started on Grand Coulee Dam, everything about it was described in superlatives. It would be the "Biggest Thing on Earth," the salvation of the common man, a dam and irrigation project that would make the desert bloom, a source of cheap power that would boost an entire region of the country. Of the many public works projects of the New Deal, Grand Coulee Dam loomed largest in America's imagination, promising to fulfill President Franklin Roosevelt's vision for a "planned promised land" where hard-working farm families would finally be free from the drought and dislocation caused by the elements.

Keywords

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franklin delano roosevelt
new deal
dams
fdr

Details

Status: Released
Release date: April 18, 2017
Original language: English
Spoken languages: english
Countries: United States of America
Production: PBS,WGBH,Corporation for Public Broadcasting,Insignia Films,PBS American Experience
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
Homepage: Official site
IMDb: tt2296083