Washed Away by Geoff Williams
The storm began March 23, 1913, with a series of tornadoes that killed 150 people and injured 400. Then the freezing rains started and the flooding began. It continued for days. Some people drowned in their attics, others on the roads when the tried to flee. It was 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 meticulously researched account covers dramatic rescues, sorrowful endings, dishonest scams and political machinationsWilliams builds a convincing argument that we continue to ignore lessons concerning the treatment of our beleaguered planet.” -- Minneapolis Star Tribune
“Williams chronicles the devastation in a voice reminiscent of Mark Twain and James Thurber. Williams proves a marvelous storyteller; Thurberian wit and whimsy saturate the pages. Williams' crisp and colorful vernacular offers valuable insights on the causes of the Great Flood.” -- The Cleveland Plain Dealer
“Williams weaves tragic and heroic stories of people in the various affected states into an almost hour-by-hour account of the deadly storm. This quick-reading history published for the storm’s centennial should interest readers who enjoyed Erik Larson’s Isaac’s Storm or Simon Winchester’s A Crack in the Edge of the World about the San Francisco earthquake of 1906.” -- Booklist
“Williams chronicles the devastation in a voice reminiscent of Mark Twain and James Thurber. Williams proves a marvelous storyteller; Thurberian wit and whimsy saturate the pages. Williams' crisp and colorful vernacular offers valuable insights on the causes of the Great Flood.” -- The Cleveland Plain Dealer
“Williams weaves tragic and heroic stories of people in the various affected states into an almost hour-by-hour account of the deadly storm. This quick-reading history published for the storm’s centennial should interest readers who enjoyed Erik Larson’s Isaac’s Storm or Simon Winchester’s A Crack in the Edge of the World about the San Francisco earthquake of 1906.” -- Booklist
Geoff Williams is the author of C.C. Pyle's Amazing Foot Race: The True Story of the 1928 Coast-to-Coast Run Across America. For most of his life, Williams has lived less than an hour away from the Great Flood's epicenter in Dayton, Ohio.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781605985312 |
| ISBN 10 | 1605985317 |
| Title | Washed Away |
| Author | Geoff Williams |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pegasus Books |
| Year published | 2014-04-04 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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