The Floods of 1927 in the Mississippi Basin
Author | : Harry Crawford Frankenfield |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 66 |
Release | : 1927 |
Genre | : Floods |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Harry Crawford Frankenfield |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 66 |
Release | : 1927 |
Genre | : Floods |
ISBN | : |
Author | : John M. Barry |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 554 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
The great Mississippi flood of 1927 and how it changed America.
Author | : Pete Daniel |
Publisher | : University of Arkansas Press |
Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 1977-01-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9781557284013 |
The spring and summer of 1927, the Mississippi River and its tributaries flooded from Cairo, Illinois, to New Orleans, Louisiana, and the Gulf of Mexico, tearing through seven states, sometimes spreading out to nearly one hundred miles across. Pete Daniel's Deep'n as It Come, available again in a new format, chronicles the worst flood in the history of the South and re-creates, with extraordinary immediacy, the Mississippi River's devastating assault on property and lives. Daniel weaves his narrative with newspaper and firsthand accounts, interviews with survivors, official reports, and over 140 contemporary photographs. The story of the common refugee who suffered most from the effects of the flood emerges alongside the details of the massive rescue and relief operation - one of the largest ever mounted in the United States. The title, Deep'n as It Come, is a phrase from Cora Lee Campbell's earthy description of the approaching water, which, Daniel writes, "moved at a pace of some fourteen miles per day," and, in its movement and sound, "had the eeriness of a full eclipse of the sun, unsettling, chilling." "The contradictions of sorrow and humor,... death and salvation, despair and hope, calm and panic - all reveal the human dimension" in this compassionate and unforgettable portrait of common people confronting a great natural disaster.
Author | : H. C. Frankenfield |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 49 |
Release | : 1927 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Fred D. Beneke |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 64 |
Release | : 1927 |
Genre | : Floods |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Christine A. Klein |
Publisher | : NYU Press |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 2014-02-28 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1479825387 |
Read a free excerpt here! American engineers have done astounding things to bend the Mississippi River to their will: forcing one of its tributaries to flow uphill, transforming over a thousand miles of roiling currents into a placid staircase of water, and wresting the lower half of the river apart from its floodplain. American law has aided and abetted these feats. But despite our best efforts, so-called “natural disasters” continue to strike the Mississippi basin, as raging floodwaters decimate waterfront communities and abandoned towns literally crumble into the Gulf of Mexico. In some places, only the tombstones remain, leaning at odd angles as the underlying soil erodes away. Mississippi River Tragedies reveals that it is seductively deceptive—but horribly misleading—to call such catastrophes “natural.” Authors Christine A. Klein and Sandra B. Zellmer present a sympathetic account of the human dreams, pride, and foibles that got us to this point, weaving together engaging historical narratives and accessible law stories drawn from actual courtroom dramas. The authors deftly uncover the larger story of how the law reflects and even amplifies our ambivalent attitude toward nature—simultaneously revering wild rivers and places for what they are, while working feverishly to change them into something else. Despite their sobering revelations, the authors’ final message is one of hope. Although the acknowledgement of human responsibility for unnatural disasters can lead to blame, guilt, and liability, it can also prod us to confront the consequences of our actions, leading to a liberating sense of possibility and to the knowledge necessary to avoid future disasters.
Author | : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Flood Control |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1406 |
Release | : 1928 |
Genre | : Flood control |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Kevin R. Kosar |
Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | : 14 |
Release | : 2011-04 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1437938388 |
In the wake of the destruction caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the press has looked to the past for examples of fed. responses to natural disasters that might serve as models for emulation today. The fed. response to the flood of 1927 featured Sec. of Commerce Herbert Hoover as the director of the flood response and wielding immense executive powers. This report describes the flood of 1927, and assesses the fed. government¿s response. Pres. Calvin Coolidge created a quasi-governmental commission that included members of his Cabinet and the Red Cross. This commission encouraged the public to donate funds to the relief effort and gave Hoover near-absolute authority to organize and oversee its response. A print on demand report.
Author | : Mississippi River Flood Control Association. Memphis |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 213 |
Release | : 1927* |
Genre | : Floods |
ISBN | : |
Author | : United States. Mississippi River Commission |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 366 |
Release | : 1928 |
Genre | : Floods |
ISBN | : |