Too high and too steep : reshaping Seattle's topography

Too high and too steep : reshaping Seattle's topography / David B. Williams.

"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. William...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Williams, David B., 1965- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2015]
Subjects:
Geotechnical engineering > Washington (State) > Seattle > History.
Earthwork > Washington (State) > Seattle > History.
Geology > Washington (State)
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Civil > General.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Pacific Northwest (OR, Wash.)
Earthwork
Geology
Geotechnical engineering
Washington (State)
Washington (State) > Seattle
History
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of 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.

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