Building Hoover Dam was difficult and deadly work. But there was a Great Depression going on and dam work paid real money. If it could be said that there was a choice between your family starving to death or you risking your life on building the engineering marvel of the age, you chose the dam.
Author Kelly Stone Gamble’s historical novel Ragtown tells the story of the dam and the desperate people who lived in its shadow. It’s a great story and great history.
Ragtown is available for preorder now and releases on September 12, 2023.
Check out the links below to get your copy of Ragtown and check out Kelly’s other books.
https://www.amazon.com/Ragtown-Kelly-Stone-Gamble-ebook/dp/B0CCF5PV4Y
https://www.amazon.com/stores/Kelly-Stone-Gamble/author/B00JIPDBMW
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