"(This) gripping account of the mammoth flooding of 1927 that devastated Mississippi and Louisiana and sent political shock waves to Washington . . . is a brilliant match of scholarship and investigative journalism".--Jason Berry, "Chicago Tribune".
"(This) gripping account of the mammoth flooding of 1927 that devastated Mississippi and Louisiana and sent political shock waves to Washington . . . is a brilliant match of scholarship and investigative journalism".--Jason Berry, "Chicago Tribune".
John M. Barry is the author of Rising Tide, The Ambition and the Power: A True Story of Washington, and co-author of The Transformed Cell, which has been published in twelve languages. As Washington editor of Dunn's Review, he covered national politics, and he has also written for The New York Times Magazine, Esquire, Newsweek, The Washington Post, and Sports Illustrated. He lives in New Orleans and Washington, D.C.
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Contents Prologue 13 Part One: THE ENGINEERS 19 Chapter One 21 Chapter Two 32 Chapter Three 46 Chapter Four 55 Chapter Five 67 Chapter Six 78 Part Two: SENATOR PERCY 93 Chapter Seven 95 Chapter Eight 107 Chapter Nine 122 Chapter Ten 132 Chapter Eleven 143 Chapter Twelve 156 Part Three: THE RIVER 169 Chapter Thirteen 173 Chapter Fourteen 179 Chapter Fifteen 190 Chapter Sixteen 202 Part Four: THE CLUB 211 Chapter Seventeen 213 Chapter Eighteen 222 Chapter Nineteen 234 Chapter Twenty 245 Part Five: THE GREAT HUMANITARIAN 259 Chapter Twenty-One 261 Chapter Twenty-Two 272 Chapter Twenty-Three 282 Part Six: THE SON 291 Chapter Twenty-Four 293 Chapter Twenty-Five 303 Chapter Twenty-Six 318 Chapter Twenty-Seven 324 Part Seven: THE CLUB 337 Chapter Twenty-Eight 339 Chapter Twenty-Nine 344 Chapter Thirty 352 Part Eight: THE GREAT HUMANITARIAN 361 Chapter Thirty-One 363 Chapter Thirty-TwO 378 Chapter Thirty-Three 387 Part Nine: THE LEAVING OF THE WATERS 397 Chapter Thirty-Four 399 Chapter Thirty-Five 412 Appendix: The River Today 423 Notes 427 Bibliography 481 Acknowledgments and Methodology 497 Index 501
Contents Prologue 13 Part One: THE ENGINEERS 19 Chapter One 21 Chapter Two 32 Chapter Three 46 Chapter Four 55 Chapter Five 67 Chapter Six 78 Part Two: SENATOR PERCY 93 Chapter Seven 95 Chapter Eight 107 Chapter Nine 122 Chapter Ten 132 Chapter Eleven 143 Chapter Twelve 156 Part Three: THE RIVER 169 Chapter Thirteen 173 Chapter Fourteen 179 Chapter Fifteen 190 Chapter Sixteen 202 Part Four: THE CLUB 211 Chapter Seventeen 213 Chapter Eighteen 222 Chapter Nineteen 234 Chapter Twenty 245 Part Five: THE GREAT HUMANITARIAN 259 Chapter Twenty-One 261 Chapter Twenty-Two 272 Chapter Twenty-Three 282 Part Six: THE SON 291 Chapter Twenty-Four 293 Chapter Twenty-Five 303 Chapter Twenty-Six 318 Chapter Twenty-Seven 324 Part Seven: THE CLUB 337 Chapter Twenty-Eight 339 Chapter Twenty-Nine 344 Chapter Thirty 352 Part Eight: THE GREAT HUMANITARIAN 361 Chapter Thirty-One 363 Chapter Thirty-TwO 378 Chapter Thirty-Three 387 Part Nine: THE LEAVING OF THE WATERS 397 Chapter Thirty-Four 399 Chapter Thirty-Five 412 Appendix: The River Today 423 Notes 427 Bibliography 481 Acknowledgments and Methodology 497 Index 501
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