Washed Away : How the Great Flood of 1913, America's Most Widespread Natural Disaster, Terrorized a Nation and Changed It Forever

from cathyskye

First Line: On March 23, 1913, the United States of America was reminded that when it comes to nature, we're not really in charge. This is the often gripping story of how storms and floods of almost Biblical proportions first began with a series of tornadoes that killed 150 people in Omaha, Nebra...

from pennsylady

Great Flood of 1913 "the nation's most widespread flood ever-more than 700 people died, hundreds of thousands of homes and buildings were destroyed, and millions were left homeless" The research for this book is extensive.... many stories of survival and loss are quite interesting....and very dif...

from ssimon2000

Terribly written and in desperate need of a good, honest editor. Very little history and a lot of speculation about what the people were thinking, even about what they "may or may not have done", with rabbit trails about the romanticism of drowning and swimming requirements of American colleges i...

from UberButter

Washed Away: How the Great Flood of 1913, America's Most Widespread Disaster, Terrorized a Nation and Changed it Forever by Geoff Williams 356 pages★★★In 1913, tornadoes and rain would cause terrible flooding throughout Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and many other surrounding areas. When it was all sai...