[PDF.89qw] Paris Under Water: How the City of Light Survived the Great Flood of 1910

Paris Under Water: How the City of Light Survived the Great Flood of 1910

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 | #1326622 in Books |  2011-03-29 |  2011-03-29 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.00 x.62 x6.00l,.70 | File type: PDF | 272 pages

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Worth the time & money.|By william durland|Well written and very interesting. The use of period photos and incident details gave the reader a feel for what it may have been like. Could have had more (and better) maps.|0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Four Stars|By Petrushka Owen|Excellent|0 of 0 people found|From Publishers Weekly|As the primary conduit for goods and people, the Seine helped turn Paris into a thriving commercial center. But the river also brought destruction and death through periodic winter flooding. Important efforts were made in the 19th century

In the winter of 1910, the river that brought life to Paris quickly became a force of destruction. Torrential rainfall saturated the soil, and faulty engineering created a perfect storm of conditions that soon drowned Parisian streets, homes, businesses, and museums. The city seemed to have lost its battle with the elements. Given the Parisians' history of deep-seated social, religious, and political strife, it was questionable whether they could collaborate to confr...

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