Flood on the Tracks: Living, Dying, and the Nature of Disaster in the Elkhorn River Basin

by Todd M Kerstetter and Todd M. Kerstetter

Book Overview

The Elkhorn River originates in north-central Nebraska and empties into the Platte River just west of Omaha. One of the first written records of the Elkhorn describes a flood. A flood hindered travel up the river by the valley's first non-Indian settlers. Decade after decade, floods have swept away mill dams, destroyed crops, drowned stock, soaked inventories, filled basements, undercut roads, washed out railroads and bridges, turned unfortunate riverside...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1682830160
• ISBN13: 9781682830161
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"