American experience. Season 34, Episode 3, Flood in the desert /

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 catastro...

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Corporate Author:	WGBH Educational Foundation (Producer)
Other Authors:	Rapley, Rob (Director, Producer), Harrold, Emily (Producer), Braugher, Andre (Narrator)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service, 2022.
Series:	American Experience ; 3
Subjects:	Mulholland, William, > 1855-1935. Mulholland, William, > 1855-1935 Saint Francis Dam (Calif.) Floods > California > Santa Clara River. Water-supply > California > Los Angeles > History. Inondations > Californie > Santa Clara (Fleuve) Eau > Approvisionnement > Californie > Los Angeles > Histoire. Floods Water-supply California > Los Angeles California > Saint Francis Dam California > Santa Clara River Documentary television programs History Documentary television programs. Documentaires télévisés.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

Flood in the Desert /

Published 2022

Connect to this streaming video (Kanopy)

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