Floodwaters and Flames: The 1913 Disaster in Dayton, Ohio

by Lois Miner Huey

Book Overview

March 25, 1913, began as a typical day in Dayton, Ohio. Downtown bustled with streetcars, carriages, and automobiles. By 8:10 a rush of water from the Great Miami River flooded the city. Desperate people climbed trees and telephone poles to escape the torrent. For days, people were stranded, cut off from the outside world.

Experience the Great Dayton Flood through the eyes of those who lived it. Today the storm that caused the flood and...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467794325
• ISBN13: 9781467794329
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Millbrook Press (Tm)
• Length: 56 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.0" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 9 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 9