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Rising tide
the great Mississippi flood of 1927 and how it changed America
By Barry, John M.
- ISBN
- 978-0-68481-046-1
- Publisher
- New York : Simon & Schuster, c1997.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on March 1, 1997
In the spring of 1927, America witnessed perhaps its greatest natural disaster: a flood that profoundly changed race relations, government, and society in the Mississippi River valley region. Barry (The Transformed Cell, LJ 9/1/92) presents here a fascinating social history of the effects of the massive flood. More than 30 feet of water stood over land inhabited by nearly one million people. Almos...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
