Dam It! Wins Award

I am very pleased to announce that my history of hydroelectric power, Dam It! Electrifying America and Taming Her Waterways, has been selected as the gold medal winner in the 2024 International Book Awards for the General History category.

Thomas Edison’s invention of the practical incandescent light bulb in 1879 fundamentally altered life. In the ensuing race to electrify America, dams powered our country and became symbols of Americans’ resourcefulness and mastery over nature. What a story! Eccentric inventors, financial wheeling and dealing, political intrigue, mind-boggling engineering feats, inspiring personal stories…it’s all there.

Hydropower was America’s original clean, renewable source of electricity. Acting as a water battery, it remains vitally important in today’s age of climate change as we convert to renewable energy.

The critics like this book. You will, too.

Powered by his gift for storytelling, Underwood weaves a riveting narrative about America’s quest to harness the power of water through hydroelectricity. It is a tale of historic significance that reads like a novel—full of spellbinding characters, political intrigue, and inventive genius. I love this book.

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Drawing effectively on family connections to the dams that have electrified America, the lively prose and extensive illustrations of this book make it a valuable contribution to the history of dams and hydroelectricity.

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For more information, visit www.bobunderwood.com .? Dam It! is available via Amazon and in bookstores everywhere.