Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

Memphis and the Superflood of 1937: High Water Blues
Memphis and the Superflood of 1937: High Water Blues
Memphis and the Superflood of 1937: High Water Blues
Ebook215 pages2 hours

Memphis and the Superflood of 1937: High Water Blues

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

3/5

()

Read preview

About this ebook


The greatest flood in United States history struck the Ohio and Mississippi Valleys in January 1937. Perhaps no single flood in the United States had caused as much damage, displayed as much brutal natural force and displaced as many people. Not even the calamitous flood of 1927, which has eclipsed the '37 flood in terms of historical coverage was as massive. Author and Memphis local Patrick O'Daniel illustrates how this national natural disaster affected Memphis, in particular, and how the politicians of the day, from national figures like FDR to local political bosses like Ed Crump, handled unprecedented infrastructural challenges. Yet beyond politics and policy, O'Daniel tells the story of this historic disaster through the eyes of everyday Memphians, their struggles, care for thousands of desperate refugees and the measures they took to save their city from this devastating flood.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateAug 20, 2010
ISBN9781614232223
Memphis and the Superflood of 1937: High Water Blues
Author

Patrick O'Daniel

Patrick O'Daniel is a professional librarian in Memphis, Tennessee. He worked for the Memphis Public Library and Information Center for over sixteen years, spending nine years in the history/social sciences department working with archival and genealogical collections. He has a master's degree in history from the University of Memphis and also studied at the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama.

Read more from Patrick O'daniel

Related to Memphis and the Superflood of 1937

Related ebooks

United States History For You

View More

Related articles

Reviews for Memphis and the Superflood of 1937

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
3/5

1 rating0 reviews

What did you think?

Tap to rate

Review must be at least 10 words

    Book preview

    Memphis and the Superflood of 1937 - Patrick O'Daniel

    1^book_preview_excerpt.html[rF~:FtdKB,Z i+X Tw@A[a׽uOߗY4Iyֱ0IUY嗙5o.~~c>ޜ_~=6־x]C~Hҫe廍+ron6μ]|g+\g-_vFk٢q=/&gGeNGG_ܪp+V;\B5dM._۵~0]ػno8{Wئ4Wa?{sB= /šE 9sMc,]oQor͗!Wz뗗ONjr5/j:'Ͼ;y6h4{0)f7߸6qQ14œ,F ?[y黟\,̍+7JNjO|ѣ;}wѓGyYL |wcDY.C zo`H)΂qpb"mzg ["h*xm®r^*| CoփLh>R4 xXfWs)TC:ۦ#.I`/e84+{o1CSBj[foSؾ ugȗ}QU *'p4K^LaUene>uPzݺ@F[t[v7^}9!.7b4d /q/^N,f9s8_yK׮@{~;f ]Y_7O/,>pЕ78Ew 𷫡/E법^X?C>)ݗ{;]m;={{ӻW?c ؼp 1CZ5uۛfPTӺXj1`h뮷UVb?~u(<{]xW1|d{/%]UR9!(H V. :z{gc#?#֗fƖ[iҧvꏫ¯gA\  1D}r(N523kuP+$_l 5\ᇰi:ROv~v~f~ER*6rJְ6 >Sfk.`bwJ|Zhw[9KFfT3N2ۆ(0{J  ?<緶_6ˮl_yx iNrЌgVRPU4#qOz|_M&}aHUB`r||#6BƺƷʈyl&{4dwf` `\.-F+mt=*D_pg|𥀄kn UX4Gmݘ˃ET SFǷbʨ԰?R AB]\\}xŇ˄YߧYnl|U D~^x{[[7; ݆ IMEwnj >]|leeMz@VpBA:))N>Ҭp'Tl\~ ů1 keAh=2Xv)50 nB+k)QiY͕O( )v|I]InJcMk{g),p5єx0_''N2m'ᯰtoAn35%j`D5)y'٦4g/{mypD2 X8c.¶<.?`}MCz$~Z.wv='XE@rWfhz`ZuHaLb#  0ůZ9$rŦOU?LM{WfQ=BFk>R-yO}g3tt@SFnXmP<"- IZmx tNcp5QFN/@hz)wv_O`ch›PCYρ(t=-ߺ)NrލsAY-$,EakuJqm_ZQgP=̓"zVUXA:8 d簀0vՖM1 5>#jzeԌ1 gU:u5UW3)S =jgTjYr.w$ 3O!b)[:&3ԼȽ1Gmi1! bw/*l @+ԡwR3CmnP"Kztf Jn]D:A}(ȽKt_*TM+JN%2樷)ie S*gQ9 "[VswuB4YBV{뺍_! kNJnUմS(':c 7ׁaz DPFPʼnq)$bQ@8_VbH" nlסۃ9vDP ܟg)XC!L܏u^S78 -L夰rc7 >eڶRX #_.56ԸXL".$]GYr4N#t bu/w7/p>.@@me"ЋFWqVX?lҍ+L8:n6:`>7_ t[i徰庄*\ą٩BKvZhJFȵbGч^΢*QFk-eQЏʷۦN[%(ҢJƌE\$jbK!]^ )7ٍbg@~Hͫ.)L);8/4l'œ[7oͿW\]v~."9%GS_kѼB/0ЗZWZ촍%{S7VC۩8҈Ҳsi8*2:vCW[ 0,٭H%" h>uQ U[HJӓfFXK@uIDO~h A?f@3߅w<|T܂pd>TO\LX@ZTܱlzW ~4g037z+_K&uuҭ$ rnS7-'m-sOmr^7 cA$Tj&j?f2]q_a@^yXY!^4]?pKOjFBFB%n@?pw$uv4uHe=tH5WA/(غt'O"[˶[>LεXob,,gOZoCeBzτnARq%sRmhb$L9[HOY7u3?hsWNtS%M*ϩkӨK1q-襤*-s'>vq@=>|rweJCosdRՆg^zrꕣw>JL-XћV:A-RJ<|c T`\K|)zsACTNHJvj^е 83X2|vVVqa 6]Tۤ%q&] oIsr>ܭrë;:l5R6ur2I 'czBȍ4it[%9e2_No(3|AVRLW$aSI;\V6]F ;XYM:KӧvUaf{Hf0qKU?ri`/U;zʡ]}@֭^( ~J$ |7ɒoS|TBdܡQ=pw-Gpn,@!SKz$~vڼb܃n*Ucɇ/ӵ[q5R%7pc߻uU˼|5vR!&&f'wdMx2uUw3*OJdD"&Ϣ(}^ I U11_;bX3IviiWqc;DWˡw.a>Ƈpo&+fPq&9d&>.))5󒛖G)WѐW똛HV}KrK?7FNg`@WS5u:mMVA(D@. a@#U _I"Ȓ_5Jfʽ0KxnE&`Ne%冈41 S66@>e h 44Y1 x;2hM9@~6q̘wxKZZ\lR~W!y;EVQ'l9ɽka]"n
    Enjoying the preview?