Author: JACKSON, JEFFREY H. (1971- )
Title: Paris under water : how the city of light survived the great flood of 1910 / Jeffrey H. Jackson.
Description: New York : Palgrave Macmillian 2010. Book Club Edition. 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.Weight in Kg appr.:

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