Heavy Ground: William Mulholland and the St. Francis Dam Disaster

ISBN-13: 9781948908887 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 440 str.

Norris Hundley; Donald C. Jackson

Spis treści

• Preface 1
• Prologue: 'A Misty Haze over Everything' 5
• Chapter 1: Mulholland: A Man and an Aqueduct 9
• Chapter 2: Th e Dam: Site Selection and Design 37
• Chapter 3: Th e Dam: Construction, Operation, Failure 81
• Chapter 4: Disaster Unleashed 129
• Chapter 5: Civic Responsibility and Reparations 201
• Chapter 6: Th e Politics of Safety: Inquest and Investigations 233
• Chapter 7: Dam Building after the Flood 311
• Chapter 8: Postscript: William Mulholland 323
• Appendix A: How Fast Could the Reservoir Have Been Lowered? 337
• Appendix B: Was Failure Inevitable? 341
• Acknowledgments 345
• About the Authors 346
• Notes 347
• Index 425