Man-Made Disaster: The Story of St. Francis Dam: Its Place in Southern California's Water System, Its Failure, and the Tragedy in the San

by Charles F. Outland

Book Overview

On March 12, 1928, a huge dam nestled in the foothills north of Los Angeles collapsed and spread death and devastation from Newhall to the Pacific Ocean near Ventura. Some 450 lives were lost, making... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870621211
• ISBN13: 9780870621215
• Release Date: January 1977
• Publisher: Arthur H. Clark Company
• Length: 275 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.