Modern Marvels The Tennessee Valley Authority

This is the story of daring men whose vision sparked one of the biggest engineering challenges in history. Could they tame an entire river system--thousands of miles long--to serve mankind? A project of this scope had never been attempted. Dozens of massive dams, 200-thousand workers, a billion-dollar price tag.

If successful, it would be a nationwide model, bringing power, industry, and modernization. If unsuccessful, it could leave the country bitter at the audacity of the federal government.

The Tennessee Valley Authority--the TVA--would become one of America's greatest gambles. The whole world watched as America's best minds set out to tame the Tennessee.