num_pages: 304
description: Documents the events and factors that contributed to the flood-related deaths of nearly 150 people in the industrial town of Mill River in 1874, explaining how the town lived in constant fear because of a poorly constructed dam and how the tragedy led to legislation to regulate the building of reservoir dams. 20,000 first printing.
language: English
title: In the Shadow of the Dam: The Aftermath of the Mill River Flood of 1874
titlecomplete: In the Shadow of the Dam: The Aftermath of the Mill River Flood of 1874
genres: Nonfiction, History
ratings_count: 47
publisher: Free Press