The Great Flood

With the Mississippi River spilling over it's banks again, here is a video about the great Mississippi River flood of 1927, one of the worst disasters in U.S. history. The flood also led to Herbert Hoover's election to the Presidency, so it would be hard to overstate the influence this flood has had on American History.

John Barry is interviewed in this video. He is the author of a Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America, a book that covers the social and political impact of the flood.

Also see today's post on Just Music for Randy Newman's song about the flood.