Description: The Great Virginia Flood of 1870, Virginia, Disaster, Paperback In the fall of 1870, a massive flood engulfed parts of Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland. What began near Charlottesville as welcome rain at the end of a drought-plagued summer quickly turned into a downpour as it moved west and then north through the Shenandoah Valley. The James, Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers rose, and flooding washed out fields, farms and entire towns. The impact was immense in terms of destruction, casualties and depth of water. The only warning that Richmond, downriver from the worst of the storm, had of the wall of water bearing down on it was a telegram. In this account, public historian Paula Green details not only the flood but also the process of recovery in an era before modern relief programs.
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Brand: Unbranded
MPN: 9781467147279
Book Title: Great Virginia Flood of 1870
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.3in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Paula F. Green
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, FL, GA, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Natural Disasters, Earth Sciences / Geography, Disasters & Disaster Relief
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Publication Year: 2020
Genre: Nature, Science, History, Social Science
Item Weight: 0.7 Oz
Number of Pages: 208 Pages
