So Great the Devastation: The 1916 Flood in Western North Carolina (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780865264816)

In mid-July 1916, the remnants of two hurricanes collided over western North Carolina, inundating the mountain region and the western Piedmont with historic rainfall. The result was catastrophic. Landslides wiped out whole families. Currents ripped babies from their parents' arms. Rivers washed away thousands of jobs. When the water finally receded, at least fifty lay dead, damages totaled in the millions of dollars, and a thick black sludge remained where crops once stood. One hundred years later, the storm remains one of the worst ever experienced in the Tar Heel State.

Author: Jessica A. Bandel
ISBN-10: 0865264813
ISBN-13: 9780865264816
Publisher: North Carolina Division of Archives & History
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2016
Pages: 48
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.32lbs
Size: 10.10h x 6.10w x 0.20d