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

by Lyons, Stephen J.

• ISBN13: 9780762752706
• ISBN10: 076275270X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-08-03
• Publisher: Globe Pequot

Summary

Every year, flooding wreaks havoc across much of the Midwest. But the floods of 2008 were on a scale unlike anything seen in generations. From Minnesota to Missouri, Illinois to Iowa, the thousand year floods of 2008 - as some climatologists called them - caused tens of billions of dollars of damage. The human stories associated with this epic event that affected the Mississippi River and its tributaries are riveting. The 1,000-Year Flood is a powerful tale of heroism, of heart-wrenching loss, and of hope. Looking at the epic events of the summer of 2008 - and, in particular, at the devastated city of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and its will to rebuild - Stephen Lyons weaves a compelling and inspiring narrative set against the backdrop of a millennium of natural disasters in the region. He asks: What does the flooding mean for residents who face it year after year? Are the affected areas ignored because they're fly-over states?

Author Biography

Stephen J. Lyons is the author of A View from the Inland Northwest: Everyday Life in America (Lyons). A member of the National Book Critics Circle, he has published articles, reviews, essays, and poems in numerous publications, and is a regular contributor to the Writers on The Range syndication service at High Country News, sent to eighty newspapers across the West. He lives in Monticello, Illinois.

Table of Contents

Prologue	p. ix
The Weather That Led to the Floods	p. 1
The Flood Itself	p. 15
River Cleanup	p. 30
A Young Leader Emerges	p. 41
Mental Health Issues	p. 59
ôEconomic Cleansingö-An Activist Is Born	p. 72
Saving Water Well #3	p. 94
The Diamond V Story	p. 107
Czech Village	p. 122
Troy and Beverly Simon	p. 147
Reality Settles In	p. 159
Epilogue: More Than Ever, I Love This Hurting City	p. 179
Appendix: Flood Statistics	p. 197
With Gratitude	p. 201
Notes	p. 206
Bibliography	p. 222
Index	p. 224
About the Author	p. 230
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