Man-Made Disaster: the Story of the St. Francis Dam; Its Place in Southern California's Water System, Its Failure and the Tragedy of March 12 and 13, 1928 in the Santa Clara River Valley (INSCRIBED)

Outland, Charles F.

Published by The Arthur H. Clark Company, Glendale, CA, 1963

About this Item

INSCRIBED by the author. 8vo. 249pp. Index; Sources and Bibliography. Fold-out map; photo-illustrations. Brown cloth in illustrated dustjacket. A fine copy in near fine dustjacket (small chipping to spine head; minor creasing to lower front edge). Western Land and Water Series III. "Less than two years after completion, the dam in San Francisquito Canyon north of Los Angeles broke at midnight and took the lives of 450 persons and destroyed towns and orchards in the Santa Clara River valley. The history of this man-made tragedy was obscured for years, in large part because of concern over public relations by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. Outland's book is both controversial and scholarly." (Clark & Brunet II:196; Zamorano Select 83). Fine copy in dj w/one small chip.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Man-Made Disaster: the Story of the St. Francis Dam; Its Place in Southern California's Water System, Its Failure and the Tragedy of March 12 and 13, 1928 in the Santa Clara River Valley (INSCRIBED)
• Publisher: The Arthur H. Clark Company, Glendale, CA
• Publication Date: 1963
• Binding: Hardbound
• Edition: First Edition.
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Californiana