Rising tide john barry. Rising Tide by John M. Barry 2022-10-05
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Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How it Changed America is a book written by John M. Barry that tells the story of the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927, one of the worst natural disasters in United States history.
The flood, which occurred in the spring and summer of 1927, affected a large portion of the Mississippi River Valley, from Illinois to Louisiana. The Mississippi River is the second-longest river in the United States and serves as an important transportation and trade route. However, in 1927, the river overflowed its banks, resulting in widespread flooding and destruction.
Barry's book tells the story of the flood from multiple perspectives, including those of politicians, engineers, and ordinary people who were affected by the disaster. He describes how the flood affected different communities and how people worked together to try to mitigate the damage and save lives.
One of the main themes of the book is the importance of infrastructure and planning in times of crisis. The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 was, in part, caused by a lack of proper levees and flood control measures along the river. This led to the widespread destruction and loss of life that occurred. The book also explores the role of politics in disaster response and recovery, as well as the impact of the flood on race relations in the United States.
Overall, Rising Tide is a comprehensive and informative look at one of the worst natural disasters in American history. It not only tells the story of the flood itself, but also delves into the larger themes of infrastructure, politics, and race that were affected by the disaster. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in history, natural disasters, or the United States.
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Barry on I read this for my own I have an affiliate relationship with I tried to read this. Telling the story of an epic flood of the Mississippi River in 1927, this book explores the early history of flood control efforts and a rivalry that made flood controls at the time practically a joke, the politics involved in decisions for handling the flood itself, the politics of disaster relief, and the impact of the flood into the future. For obvious reasons, then, I was anticipating the arrival of a certain book. The 1927 flood simply overwhelmed southern states in scope of devastation and need to get an influx of cash to rebuild. The Klan had moved into major elected positions in Mississippi's other counties, but thus far it only filled the sheriff's seat in Greenville's Washington County. . In the powerful prose of Rising Tide, John M.
Washington, and Chauncey Depew. Humphreys would cut his canal through the Southwest passage, down to the target of eighteen feet from the normal fourteen, while Eads would install jetties through the shallower South Pass to use scouring to increase the depth to thirty feet from its normal eight feet. As a result he was the focus of extensive media and public criticism for what was viewed as a heartless reaction to the crisis. Some estimates place the death t In 1927, the Mississippi River swept across an area roughly equal in size to Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Vermont combined, leaving water as deep as thirty feet on the land stretching from Illinois and Missouri south to the Gulf of Mexico. For a short period Perry was a U.
Unfortunately, the Commission was required to have some Corps officers on it, and they were able trump the civilian members who had no scientific expertise. Bye bye, Miss American Pie. He became the first Republican candidate blacks shied away from and the first to win any southern states since Reconstruction he carried Texas, Tennessee, Florida, North Carolina, and Virginia. To relieve the pressure along the New Orleans earthworks, they proposed making an intentional levee break below the city. When we come to a stop, the door opens, and this white man gets on.
The author does an excellent job of focusing on the facts and the issues. The Great Flood turned out to be a long process, not a single event. Although when I saw this was a 400 page book, a little dread sunk in… thinking, oh my gosh, this is going to be like reading a history book full of facts, names and dates! Barry in his book Rising Tide. He was a risk-taker who worked on the idea that if he couldn't deliver he wouldn't be paid, an attitude that assisted him in getting federal contracts for work on the river, but meant that he had to have stronger financial backing to withstand losses. A more careful job of editing would have improved my appreciation of Barry's research and scholarship. The Mississippi River The Mississippi is the water collection point for a watershed covering forty percent of the lower 48 states.
Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America by John M. Barry
As for what we've done to the river. Out of the collision of their personalities and their theories came a compromise river policy that would lead to the disaster of the 1927 flood yet would also allow the cultivation of the Yazoo-Mississippi Delta and create wealth and aristocracy, as well as a whole culture. Created by river sediments collected to form islands between which water flows to the Gulf, there are three natural channels: Southwest Pass, South Pass, and Pass d' Loutre. It took me about two months to wade through this ~430 page volume. His piloting career started and ended in New Orleans, and during that time he developed a passing acquaintance with Greenville. None of us mean to eavesdrop, but it is hard to ignore their animated banter.
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Prior to the flood, through the cooperation of local blacks and the relatively enlightened views of its leaders, particularly LeRoy Percy a central figure in the latter half of the book , race relations had seen improvement. I will close with a word on the book itself. He is an author and editor who has covered national politics. I had read about the Great Flood, but there were many things here that are hard to read, li When the Levee Breaks A history of the land and the people washed away by the raging Mississippi River, Rising Tide chronicles the science and the real human issues of disaster. It also profoundly reshaped the labor system in the South.
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More importantly, also in 1922 the river flooded. This may be one of the 10 best historical books I have ever read. The plantations needed the black tenants to be profitable. The former senator of La. In a nation of 120 million, over one million were left homeless.
Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How it Ch
Most of them would never come back once they got on that steamer. Hoover had previous experience using the press to serve his own ends. This allowed water to spread out before being channeled by levees, thus reducing the rate of flow and minimizing any scouring except in periods of major flooding; scouring would operate only in extreme conditions. A New York Times bestseller In 1927 the Mississippi River and its tributaries flooded the homes of more than one million people. Hoover was tasked by Coolidge to coordinate the efforts of mostly private organizations as they attempted to deal with the enormous human suffering that was the result of the flood. In 1879, After Humphrey's disgrace, a Mississippi River Commission was formed.
He was determined, whatever the price, to succeed. Mississippi River Watershed Head of Passes Considered the mouth of the Mississippi, Head of Passes is the outermost part of the Mississippi delta system; it is 95 miles south of New Orleans as the river flows. This includes actually walking on the river bottom. Many migrated across the country. In 1866 he became head of the Army Corps of Engineers on the basis of his ongoing study of The Mississippi's work hydraulics.
