Rising Tide

This is a really great book by John M. Barry. It recalls the floods of 1927 in Mississippi and how it affected America. So many of the same issues are repeated today ... from the effects on industry to the lines of division between races. There is SO much that can be learned from this book. It's highly recommended reading. You can take a look by clicking the link in the column to the right on this page.

This photo was found at www.nola.com. The caption read:
Irony at it's best: this was found on top of a book case that had been submerged. All of the papers and books next to it were moldy, but this one was fine.