1865: Prisoners on the Mississippi -- 1879: Scotland's Tay Railway Bridge -- 1906: Harriman fights the Colorado -- 1928: Mulholland's St. Francis Dam -- 1935: The over-sea railroad -- 1939: Death in the desert -- 1940: The Tacoma Narrows Bridge -- 1963: Italy's Vajont Dam.
Summary:
"Eight stories of man-made disasters and the heroes who arose to rescue others as well as institute reforms that would avoid similar disasters later"-- Provided by publisher.
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