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The Flood Year 1927: A Cultural History
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Flood Year 1927: A Cultural History
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Susan Scott Parrish
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:416 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 155 |
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| Category/Genre | Natural disasters |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780691182940
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| Classifications | Dewey:977.032 |
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| Audience | | Undergraduate | | Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly | |
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| Illustrations |
45 b/w illus., 3 maps
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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| Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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| Publication Date |
4 December 2018 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
A richly nuanced cultural history of the Great Mississippi flood The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 was the most destructive river flood in U.S. history, drowning crops and displacing more than half a million people across seven states. It was also the first environmental disaster to be experienced virtually on a mass scale. The Flood Year 1927
Author Biography
Susan Scott Parrish is professor in the Department of English Language and Literature and the Program in the Environment at the University of Michigan. She is the author of American Curiosity.
Reviews"Honorable Mention for the ASLE Ecocritical Book Award, Association for the Study of Literature and Environment" "Honorable Mention for the 2017 James Russell Lowell Prize, Modern Language Association"
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