Although the Sacramento District was established in 1929, this document recaptures the legendary history from the mid-1800's and the repercussions the Central Valley endured regarding the navigation of the rivers and streams, which, at that time, were clogged with sediment from the activities of mining. This volume is the second of its kind for the Sacramento District. The first historical account covers the time period from 1929 through 1973 and was published in 1976. While this book provides an historical perspective of the Sacramento District in the beginning chapter, it is the specific activities during the period from 1973 to 2003 that are described in detail in the remaining chapters. This description reveals the evolutionary growth of the Sacramento District, which has persevered amid a sea of changes brought about by Federal and state regulatory agencies and a most sensitive California constituency. The comprehensive research involved obtaining more than 33 personal oral history interviews with the District's clients, District employees, and past District Commanders. In addition, 25 transcribed archived oral history interviews were completed, which assisted in providing the intimate details for recounting specific projects the District had been involved with. Other key documents that were consulted included U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' reports, press releases, the District's Public Affairs Reports, newspaper articles, as well as internal correspondence. Specific sources are provided via numerous endnotes.

New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice • A riveting narrative about the biggest earthquake in North American recorded history—the 1964 Alaska earthquake that demolished the city of Valdez and swept away the island village of Chenega—and the geologist who hunted for clues to explain how and why it took place. At 5:36 p.m. on March 27, 1964, a magnitude 9.2. earthquake—the second most powerful in world history—struck the young state of Alaska. The violent shaking, followed by massive tsunamis, devastated the southern half of the state and killed more than 130 people. A day later, George Plafker, a geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, arrived to investigate. His fascinating scientific detective work in the months that followed helped confirm the then-controversial theory of plate tectonics. In a compelling tale about the almost unimaginable brute force of nature, New York Times science journalist Henry Fountain combines history and science to bring the quake and its aftermath to life in vivid detail. With deep, on-the-ground reporting from Alaska, often in the company of George Plafker, Fountain shows how the earthquake left its mark on the land and its people—and on science.

SACRAMENTO COUNTY is named after the river upon which it is situated, and the latter was named by the Spanish Mexicans, Catholics, in honor of a Christian institution. The word differs from its English correspondent only in the addition of one letter. It would have been a graceful compliment to General Sutter if his own name, or the name New Helvetia, which he had bestowed upon this locality, had been given to the city. Helvetia is the classic name of Switzerland, Sutter's native country. This book tells the story of Sacramento County on more than 400 thrilling and entertaining pages.

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