The Resource Heavy ground : William Mulholland and the St. Francis Dam disaster, by Norris Hundley Jr. and Donald C. Jackson
Heavy ground : William Mulholland and the St. Francis Dam disaster, by Norris Hundley Jr. and Donald C. Jackson
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- Summary
- "Gives an account of how the St. Francis Dam came to be built, its relationship to the Los Angeles Aqueduct, the reasons for its collapse, the terror and heartbreak brought by the flood, the efforts to restore the Santa Clara Valley, the political factors influencing investigations of the failure, and the effect of the disaster on dam safety regulation."--book jacket
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 439 pages
- Contents
-
- Mulholland : a man and an aqueduct
- The dam : site selection and design
- The dam : construction, operation, failure
- Disaster unleashed
- Responsibility and reparations
- The politics of safety : inquest and investigations
- After the flood : dam building
- After the flood : Mulholland
- Was failure inevitable?
- Isbn
- 9780520287662
- Label
- Heavy ground : William Mulholland and the St. Francis Dam disaster
- Title
- Heavy ground
- Title remainder
- William Mulholland and the St. Francis Dam disaster
- Statement of responsibility
- by Norris Hundley Jr. and Donald C. Jackson
- Subject
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- Biography
- California -- Los Angeles
- California -- Saint Francis Dam
- California -- Santa Clara River
- Dammbruch
- Floods
- Floods -- California | Santa Clara River
- History
- Mulholland, William, 1855-1935
- Saint Francis Dam (Calif.)
- Saint Francis Lake
- Santa Clara Valley
- Staudamm
- Water-supply
- Water-supply -- California | Los Angeles -- History
- Water-supply engineers
- Water-supply engineers -- California | Los Angeles -- Biography
- Biographies
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Gives an account of how the St. Francis Dam came to be built, its relationship to the Los Angeles Aqueduct, the reasons for its collapse, the terror and heartbreak brought by the flood, the efforts to restore the Santa Clara Valley, the political factors influencing investigations of the failure, and the effect of the disaster on dam safety regulation."--book jacket
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Hundley, Norris
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1953-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Jackson, Donald C.
- Series statement
- Western histories
- Series volume
- 8
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Mulholland, William
- Saint Francis Dam (Calif.)
- Floods
- Water-supply engineers
- Water-supply
- Floods
- Water-supply
- Water-supply engineers
- California
- California
- California
- Dammbruch
- Staudamm
- Saint Francis Lake
- Santa Clara Valley
- Label
- Heavy ground : William Mulholland and the St. Francis Dam disaster, by Norris Hundley Jr. and Donald C. Jackson
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Mulholland : a man and an aqueduct -- The dam : site selection and design -- The dam : construction, operation, failure -- Disaster unleashed -- Responsibility and reparations -- The politics of safety : inquest and investigations -- After the flood : dam building -- After the flood : Mulholland -- Was failure inevitable?
- Control code
- 879662240
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 439 pages
- Isbn
- 9780520287662
- Lccn
- 2014006525
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 40025834089
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)879662240
- Label
- Heavy ground : William Mulholland and the St. Francis Dam disaster, by Norris Hundley Jr. and Donald C. Jackson
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Mulholland : a man and an aqueduct -- The dam : site selection and design -- The dam : construction, operation, failure -- Disaster unleashed -- Responsibility and reparations -- The politics of safety : inquest and investigations -- After the flood : dam building -- After the flood : Mulholland -- Was failure inevitable?
- Control code
- 879662240
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 439 pages
- Isbn
- 9780520287662
- Lccn
- 2014006525
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 40025834089
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)879662240
Subject
- Biography
- California -- Los Angeles
- California -- Saint Francis Dam
- California -- Santa Clara River
- Dammbruch
- Floods
- Floods -- California | Santa Clara River
- History
- Mulholland, William, 1855-1935
- Saint Francis Dam (Calif.)
- Saint Francis Lake
- Santa Clara Valley
- Staudamm
- Water-supply
- Water-supply -- California | Los Angeles -- History
- Water-supply engineers
- Water-supply engineers -- California | Los Angeles -- Biography
- Biographies
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