Visit Your Local PBS Station PBS Home PBS Home Programs A-Z TV Schedules Watch Video Support PBS Shop PBS Search PBS

American Experience  Hoover Dam

Hoover Dam tamed a wild river and renewed faith in American ingenuity and technology. Details

 
 

Program: American Experience

Episode: Hoover Dam

Hoover Dam's electrical output helped build the ships and planes used in World War II; its water grew fruits and vegetables in California. It tamed a wild river and, for a time, renewed faith in American ingenuity and technology.

Your purchase helps support PBS and the programs you love.
Buy DVD

Duration: (52:25)
Premiere Date: 11/10/2009
Episode Expires: Thu 08 Nov 2012
TV Rating: TV-PG


To view the full experience of this website, please download and install Adobe Flash Player 9.

Did you know? Viewers like you are our largest single source of support.

Learn more

More Videos from American Experience

Full episodes
46 VIDEOS

Freedom Riders
1:51:48 Air Date 02/07/12

Jesse James
49:59 Air Date 01/31/12 Expires 01/31/15

Annie Oakley
50:44 Air Date 01/31/12 Expires 01/31/15

We Shall Remain: Geronimo, Pt. 4 of 5
1:13:42 Air Date 01/24/12 Expires 05/04/12

Wyatt Earp
53:11 Air Date 01/24/12 Expires 01/25/13

Custer's Last Stand
1:52:11 Air Date 01/17/12 Expires 01/17/15
+ MORE FULL EPISODES
Previews
69 VIDEOS

Amish Preview Clip
10:15 Air Date 02/28/12

Amish Preview
0:30 Air Date 02/28/12

Clinton Extended Preview
3:45 Air Date 02/20/12

Clinton Behind the Scenes
2:59 Air Date 02/20/12

Clinton Preview
0:30 Air Date 02/20/12

Freedom Riders Preview
0:31 Air Date 02/07/12
+ MORE PREVIEWS
Shorts
275 VIDEOS

Travel the Panama Canal
2:59 Air Date 04/17/12

Panama Canal Animation
0:39 Air Date 04/17/12

Cradling Wheat
1:47 Air Date 02/28/12

Candy Makers
2:55 Air Date 02/28/12

Amish at Work: Harvesting
2:29 Air Date 02/28/12

Clinton's Carson Appearance
2:59 Air Date 02/20/12
+ MORE SHORTS