Too High & Too Steep: Reshaping Seattle's Topography - Rilegato

Williams, David B.

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ISBN 10: 0295995041 ISBN 13: 9780295995045

Casa editrice: Univ of Washington Pr, 2015

Riassunto

Residents and visitors in today’s Seattle would barely recognize the landscape that its founding settlers first encountered. As the city grew, its leaders and inhabitants dramatically altered its topography to accommodate their changing visions. 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.

In the course of telling this fascinating story, Williams helps readers find visible traces of the city’s former landscape and better understand Seattle as a place that has been radically reshaped.

Watch the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=af51FU8hHLI

Too High and Too Steep was made possible in part by a grant from 4Culture's Heritage Program.

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Informazioni sull?autore

David B. Williams is the author of several books, including Cairns: Messengers in Stone and The Seattle Street-Smart Naturalist: Field Notes from the City. He lives in Seattle.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Univ of Washington Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0295995041
• ISBN 13: 9780295995045
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 239
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile