1,000-Year Flood: Destruction, Loss, Rescue, And Redemption Along The Mississippi River

Stephen J. Lyons

ISBN 10: 076275270X / ISBN 13: 9780762752706

Published by Globe Pequot, 2010

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Synopsis:

Almost every year, areas of the Midwest are subjected to massive flooding. Sandbags are filled and stacked, FEMA arrives, and there is a discussion of whether this is a 500-year flood, a 1,000-year flood, or just another typical summer season. This new book looks at a town devastated and rebuilt--that will likely be rebuilt again when the next years' waters rise and puts it in context with the history of the region and the people who have lived there for generations.

About the Author: Stephen J. Lyons is the author of A View from the Inland Northwest: Everyday Life in America (Globe Pequot) and Landscape of the Heart (Washington State University). He is two-time recipient of a fellowship in prose writing from the Illinois Arts Council and has published articles, reviews, essays, and poems in numerous anthologies and publications, including Newsweek, Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, Salon, and High Country News.

Bibliographic Details

Title: 1,000-Year Flood: Destruction, Loss, Rescue,...
Publisher: Globe Pequot
Publication Date: 2010
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good