Paris Under Water: How the City of Light Survived the Great Flood of 1910 Brandon Royal With passionately informed prose

With passionately informed prose

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Paris Under Water: How the City of Light Survived the Great Flood of 1910 Brandon Royal With passionately informed proseIn the winter of 1910, the river that brought life to Paris quickly became a force of destruction. Torrential rainfall saturated the soil, and faulty engineering created a perfect storm of conditions that soon drowned Parisian streets, homes, businesses, and museums. The city seemed to have lost its battle with the elements. Given the Parisians' history of deep seated social, religious, and political strife, it was questionable whether they could