The Thousand-Year Flood
The Ohio-Mississippi Disaster of 1937
- Contents
- Review Quotes
- Awards

Introduction
2 Roosevelt and the Rivers
3 Moving Out, Moving In
4 Black Sunday
5 Send a Boat!
6 Those Who Stayed
7 The Exiles
8 Coming Home
9 Politics
10 Moving?
11 Legacies
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Notes
Index
"David Welky has done a prodigious job of reminding us about the horror inflicted by the Ohio-Mississippi flood of 1937. At its heart, The Thousand-Year Flood is a Great Depression story not unlike the Dust Bowl tragedy. His scholarship is impeccable. Highly recommended!"
"A wonderfully written, engaging narrative about one of America’s greatest and often forgotten disasters. David Welky captures the people, places, and mood with apt turns of phrase, telling details, and careful attention to atmospherics."
"A well-written and deeply imaginative account of the history of the Ohio valley and the eventful 1937 flood. The book gracefully intercuts a clear narrative of national politics and flood-control policy with engaging and evocative portraits of the Ohio valley’s communities and its people--before, during, and after the deluge. It is always interesting, and often riveting."
Central Arkansas Library System: Booker Worthen Literary Prize
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