Paris under water : how the city of light survived the great flood of 1910 / Jeffrey H. Jackson.

Main entry:

Jackson, Jeffrey H., 1971-

Title & Author:

Paris under water : how the city of light survived the great flood of 1910 / Jeffrey H. Jackson.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillian, 2010.

Description:

x, 262 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.

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Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

0230617069
9780230617063

Subject:

Floods France Paris.
Flood control France Seine River Valley.
Inondations France Paris.
Inondations Maîtrise France Seine, Vallée de la.
Flood control.
Floods.
inondation Paris (France) Seine (France, cours d'eau) 1910.
crue Paris (France) Seine (France, cours d'eau) 1910.
Frankrike historia 1910.
Paris (France) History 20th century.
Seine River (France)
Paris (France) Histoire 20e siècle.
Seine (France : Fleuve)
France Paris.
France Seine River.
France Seine River Valley.

Form/genre:

Nonfiction.
History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 270215
Call No.: BIB 202904
Status: Available

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