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Too High and Too Steep Reshaping Seattle’s Topography / David B. Williams.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Williams, David B., 1965- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Geotechnical engineering.
- Geology.
- Earthwork.
- Washington (State)--Seattle.
- Washington (State).
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (265 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2015]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In Too High and Too Steep, David B. Williams uses his deep knowledge of Seattle, scientific background, and extensive research and interviews to illuminate the physical challenges and sometimes startling hubris of these large-scale transformations, from the filling in of the Duwamish tideflats to the massive regrading project that pared down Denny Hill.
- Contents:
- Geology
- Seattle's historic downtown shoreline
- Filling in the Duwamish River tideflats
- Replumbing the lakes
- Regrading Denny Hill
- We shape the land and the land shapes us.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780295806181
- 0295806184
- OCLC:
- 919495832
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