Waterborne (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Bruce Murkoff
- First Published: 2004
- Type of Work: Novel
- Time of Work: Primarily the 1930's, with flashbacks to the 1910's and 1920's
- Setting: The Nevada desert, Wisconsin, Los Angeles, and Oklahoma
- Principal Characters: Filius Poe, Lena McCardell, Burr McCardell, Lew Beck
- Genres: Long fiction
- Subjects: United States or Americans, Love or romance, Twentieth century, Nature, Depression, economic, 1930’s, Bereavement or grief, Dams or reservoirs, Water, Water power
- Locales: Los Angeles, CA, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Nevada
In 1922, a report issued to the United States Congress recommended the construction of a dam on the Colorado River in the vicinity of Boulder Canyon, Nevada. It would not be until 1931 that the Bureau of Reclamation would award the bid for the construction of the Boulder Dam to the construction and engineering firm known as the Six Companies. The first concrete at the dam site finally was poured in June, 1933.
During the 1930's, the United States was suffering through the Great Depression. Millions of people had difficulty making ends meet, and there was very little in which...
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