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Title: Forgotten Disasters Again
Review: I have been reading a lot about the 20's for some time. Why is it that everybody mentions the Miami hurricane of 1926 but forgets the Tri-State tornado of 1925 and the Mississippi floods of 1927?Some 625 people were killed in the tornado. It remains the single most destructive tornado in our record books. The flood displaced over 700,000 people and continued for almost six months.Mr Allen has put together a fine narrative but it has some gaps. See...The Tri-State Tornado: The Story of America's Greatest Tornado DisasterAnd...Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed AmericaEdit: May 2009 -- I was a bit ascerbic, eh? It is true, but it is also true that "Only Yesterday" best tells the story of this crazy decade. If you intend to read only one book about the 20's this is the one for you. If you've read a dozen this book will make it seem fresh and new.
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