Author writes book about how faith, politics and power led to the Teton Dam disaster

About this episode

Nathaniel Gee discusses his book on the factors leading to the Teton Dam disaster.

Author Nathaniel Gee’s new book, “Failure and Fortitude: How Faith, Politics and Power Shaped the Teton Dam Disaster,” explores what led up to the failure of the Teton Dam.

People in this episode

Guest: Nathaniel Gee

Topics covered

• faith
• politics
• power
• disaster
• Teton Dam
• book

Keywords

• Teton Dam
• disaster
• faith
• politics
• power
• Nathaniel Gee
• book

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Failure and Fortitude: How Faith, Politics and Power Shaped the Teton Dam Disaster

Places: Teton Dam

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