When the Waters Recede: Rescue and Recovery During the Great Flood - Softcover

Guillory, Dan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0935153160 ISBN 13: 9780935153163

Publisher: Stormline Press Inc.,U.S., 1996

Synopsis

Personal essays recount the desperate struggle of families and communities to save their homes and a way of life during the "Great Flood of 1993". They are filled with the voices of the people and visions of the places that defined a significant moment in the cultural history of the Midwest.

About this title

About the Author

Dan Guillory teaches literature and writing at Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois.

From the Back Cover

When the Waters Recede is a poignant collection of personal essays about the desperate struggle of families and communities to save their homes and a way of life during the "Great Flood of 1993". The essays not only describe the lasting effects of the deluge, but they resonate with the voices of the people and visions of the places that defined a significant moment in the cultural history of the Midwest. Dan Guillory skillfully places the flood and its victims, both animals and people, in the broader historical and ecological context of the Mississippi River Valley, through interviews and excerpts from Native American, French, and other early writings.

Edition details

• Publisher: Stormline Press Inc.,U.S.
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0935153160
• ISBN 13: 9780935153163
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Guillory Leslie Tanner
• Number of pages: 150
• Editor: Guillory Dan