how the city of light survived the great flood of 1910 /
First Statement of Responsibility
Jeffrey H. Jackson.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
1st ed.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Palgrave Macmillian,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2010.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
x, 262 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations, map ;
Dimensions
25 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
The surprising rise of the seine -- The river attacks -- Paris under siege -- Rescuing a drowned city -- Up to the neck -- A city on the brink -- The city of mud and filth -- After the flood -- Making sense of the flood.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
Jeffrey H. Jackson captures the drama and ultimate victory of man over nature during Paris's Great Flood of 1910.
ACQUISITION INFORMATION NOTE
Stock Number
3120063
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Flood control-- France-- Seine River Valley.
Floods-- France-- Paris.
crue-- Paris (France)-- Seine (France, cours d'eau)-- 1910.
Flood control.
Floods.
Frankrike-- historia-- 1910.
inondation-- Paris (France)-- Seine (France, cours d'eau)-- 1910.