Paris under water : how the city of light survived the great flood of 1910 / Jeffrey H. Jackson.
2010, Book Club Edition. New York : Palgrave Macmillian. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 262 pages; Physical desc. : x, 262 p. : ill. , map ; 25 cm. Subjects: Floods - France - Paris. Flood control - France - Seine River Valley. Paris (France) - History - 20th century. Contents: 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. Summary: Jeffrey H. Jackson captures the drama and ultimate victory of man over nature during Paris's Great Flood of 1910. Item #180648
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