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Author:

Barry, John M., 1947-

Title:

Rising tide : the great Mississippi flood of 1927 and how it changed America / John M. Barry.

Edition:

1st Touchstone ed.

Publisher:

Simon & Schuster,

Copyright Date:

1998, c1997

Description:

524 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., map ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Floods--Mississippi River Valley--History--20th century.
Flood control--Mississippi River--History.
Mississippi River Valley--History--1865-
Humphreys, A. A.--(Andrew Atkinson),--1810-1883.
Eads, James Buchanan,--1820-1887.
Percy family.

Notes:

"A Touchstone book." Includes bibliographical references (p. 481-496) and index.

Contents:

The engineers -- Senator Perry -- The river -- The club -- The son -- The club -- The great humanitarian -- The leaving of the waters.

ISBN:

9780684840024 (pbk.)
0684840022 (pbk.)

Locations:

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