Showing Paris Under Water: How the City of Light Survived the Great Flood of 1910 by Jeffrey H. Jackson
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In the winter of 1910 the river that brought life to Paris became a force of destruction drowning Parisian streets, forcing its inhabitants to overcome a history of strife and work together. On the hundredth anniversary of the flood, Jeffrey H. Jackson captures here for the first time the drama and ultimate victory of man over nature.