(New Orleans)
Rising Tide, The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How it Changed America. By John M. Barry. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1997. 8vo. Double page map, 524pp., 16pp. of b/w photo plates, notes, extensive biblio., index. Brown bds., gilt lettering, Very Good in like color pictorial DJ. An important book, well-written.