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Author:

Klein, Christine A., 1956-

Title:

Mississippi River tragedies : a century of unnatural disaster / Christine A. Klein and Sandra B. Zellmer.

Publisher:

New York University Press,

Copyright Date:

2014

Description:

xxi, 258 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Flood control--Mississippi River--History.
Floods--Mississippi River Valley--History.
Hydraulic engineering--Mississippi River Valley--History.
Floodplain management--Government policy--United States.
Flood damage prevention--Government policy--United States.
United States.--Corps of Engineers--Corps of Engineers--History.

Other Authors:

Zellmer, Sandra Beth.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction : disasters, natural and otherwise -- An unnatural river : how we got here -- A decade of record floods (1903-1913) : the federal government tackles floods, but with levees only -- The flood of 1927 : sheltered by immunity, the corps ventures beyond the "Colossal blunder" of the levees-only policy -- The flood of 1937 : the corps builds floodways -- Mid-century floods in the Missouri River Basin : Congress promises something for almost everyone -- Hurricane Betsy of 1965 : the corps fortifies New Orleans and Congress insures floodplain residents -- The flood of 1993 : revealing the moral hazard of subsidized flood insurance -- Hurricane Katrina of 2005 : revealing the importance of coastal wetlands -- Ruined lives : trouble rains down on minorities and the poor double-takes : charging taxpayers, twice -- Conclusion : how law has hurt, how law can help.

ISBN:

1479825387 (cloth : alk. paper)
9781479825387 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)862041320

LCCN:

2013039337

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)