Indiana and the Great Flood of 1913.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Germano, Nancy M.

Contributor:

Germano, Nancy M.

Series:

Disaster

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Floods--Indiana--History--20th century.

Indiana--History--20th century.

Natural disasters--Indiana--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (113 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Arcadia Publishing Inc., 2021.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Introduction

1. The Landscape of Indiana

2. The Great Flood of 1913

3. In the Wake of the Flood

4. Lessons of the Flood

Notes

Bibliography

About the Author.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781439672303

143967230X

OCLC:

1244626676