OUTLAND, Charles

Man-Made Disaster: The Story of St. Francis Dam Its Place in Southern California's Water System [SIGNED]

Glendale, CA: Arthur H Clark Company, 1977. Revised and Enlarged Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 275pp., bibliography and index. Illustrations, folding maps. Glossy pictorial boards. Light wear and fade to spine. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper. Very Good+. Item #11768

Volume III in Western Lands and Waters Series. From the Clark bibliography: "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." This 1977 reprint of the 1963 printing contains much additional information and new illustrations based on 15 years of additional research. See CLARK & Brunet, 170.

Price: $75.00