| Indiana and the Great Flood of 1913 Contributor(s): Germano, Nancy M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1467146927 ISBN-13: 9781467146920 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2021 |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi - Nature | Natural Disasters - Social Science | Disasters & Disaster Relief |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.62 lbs) 128 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Indiana suffered enormous losses in the Great Flood of 1913, yet this disaster is largely forgotten. The combined tornado and flood barreled through Terre Haute, killing more than twenty. In Peru, 114 miles away, the circus lost most of its animals in the storm. At the southwestern corner of the state, a sea of water, as local papers put it, washed over Evansville, turning streets into canals. In the capital, levee failures left hundreds homeless and vulnerable to disease and famine. Pulling from archival photographs, newspapers and local accounts, Dr. Nancy M. Germano shares stories from across the state to reveal how Indiana's history of settlement and development contributed to one of the state's worst disasters. |