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American experience. Season 34, Episode 3, Flood in the desert / directed by Rob Rapley ; narrated by Andre Braugher ; produced by Emily Harrold, Rob Rapley, WGBH Educational Foundation, Apograph Productions.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mulholland, William, 1855-1935.
- Mulholland, William.
- Floods--California--Santa Clara River.
- Floods.
- Water-supply--California--Los Angeles--History.
- Water-supply.
- Saint Francis Dam (Calif.).
- Genre:
- Documentary television programs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (54 minutes)
- Other Title:
- Flood in the desert
- Place of Publication:
- Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service, 2022.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- Explore the 1928 collapse of the St. Francis Dam, the second deadliest disaster in California history. A colossal engineering and human failure, the dam was built by William Mulholland, a self-taught engineer who ensured the growth of Los Angeles by bringing the city water via aqueduct. The catastrophe killed more than 400 people and destroyed millions of dollars of property.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed June 14, 2022).
- OCLC:
- 1336058573
- Publisher Number:
- ASP5239973/marc
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