Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America 9781416563327, 1416563326

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English Pages 429 pages Year 2007;1997

Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America
9781416563327, 1416563326

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John M

Table of contents :
Chapter Twenty-ThreePart Six: THE SON
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Part Seven: THE CLUB
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Chapter Thirty
Part Eight: THE GREAT HUMANITARIAN
Chapter Thirty-One
Chapter Thirty-Two
Chapter Thirty-Three
Part Nine: THE LEAVING OF THE WATERS
Chapter Thirty-Four
Chapter Thirty-Five
Appendix: The River Today
Notes
Bibliography
Acknowledgments and Methodology
Index

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