Rising Tide by John M. Barry (Paperback)
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Title: Rising Tide
Author: John M. Barry
Format: Paperback
Genre: Non-Fiction / History / Natural Disasters
Condition: Used - Acceptable
Description:
In 1927, the Mississippi River swept across an area roughly equal in size to Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Vermont combined, leaving water as deep as thirty feet on the land stretching from Illinois and Missouri south to the Gulf of Mexico. Close to a million people—in a nation of 120 million—were forced out of their homes. Some estimates place the death toll in the thousands. The Red Cross fed nearly 700,000 refugees for months. Rising Tide is the story of this forgotten event, the greatest natural disaster this country has ever known. But it is not simply a tale of disaster. The flood transformed part of the nation and had a major cultural and political impact on the rest.
Note: This paperback edition is in used but acceptable condition, showing visible wear that does not impact readability.
Author: John M. Barry
Format: Paperback
Genre: Non-Fiction / History / Natural Disasters
Condition: Used - Acceptable
Description:
In 1927, the Mississippi River swept across an area roughly equal in size to Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Vermont combined, leaving water as deep as thirty feet on the land stretching from Illinois and Missouri south to the Gulf of Mexico. Close to a million people—in a nation of 120 million—were forced out of their homes. Some estimates place the death toll in the thousands. The Red Cross fed nearly 700,000 refugees for months. Rising Tide is the story of this forgotten event, the greatest natural disaster this country has ever known. But it is not simply a tale of disaster. The flood transformed part of the nation and had a major cultural and political impact on the rest.
Note: This paperback edition is in used but acceptable condition, showing visible wear that does not impact readability.
