Too High and Too Steep

Reshaping Seattle’s Topography

David B. Williams (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

264 Seiten

2015
University of Washington Press (Verlag)
978-0-295-99504-5 (ISBN)

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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.

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.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.9.2015
Reihe/Serie	Too High and Too Steep
Zusatzinfo	56 illus., 10 maps
Verlagsort	Seattle
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	499 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie
	Technik ► Architektur
	Technik ► Bauwesen
ISBN-10	0-295-99504-1 / 0295995041
ISBN-13	978-0-295-99504-5 / 9780295995045
Zustand	Neuware