Rising Tide: the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America 9781416563327, 1416563326, 9780684840024

In 1927, the Mississippi River swept across an area roughly equal in size to Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire,

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English Pages 429 pages Year 1997;2007

Rising Tide: the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America
9781416563327, 1416563326, 9780684840024

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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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