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    "so vivid you could feel yourself there"

    "love and suspense, hardship and endurance, all woven into the tragedy of the city's flood"

    "page turner"

    Louisville, Ky., January, 1937

       A new year begins with the hope that the city is leaving behind the desperate days of the Depression -- until a record flood forces two-thirds of its citizens from their homes.

       Miranda Kinley doesn't want to evacuate. She doesn't want to leave her home, her haven from the world. But when she is surrounded by floodwater, her husband missing, and her best friend's young daughter in her care, she may not have a choice.

       Blended with humor and mystery, this dramatic tale follows a young couple -- torn between his desire for a family and her doubt that she’d make a good mother -- as their lives, and the lives of their neighbors, are forever changed by a devastating flood.

    "great bookclub read"

    1930s Louisville
    Flood Timeline
    Story Map
    The Inspiration
    The W.P.A. saves the day

    The W.P.A. saves the day

    Quarantined

    Quarantined

    Uncle Sam's buried treasure

    Uncle Sam's buried treasure

    Cross that bridge

    Cross that bridge

    Old-time radio

    Old-time radio

    The Old Reliable

    The Old Reliable

    Stop

    Stop

    Maybe we're a little spoiled...

    Maybe we're a little spoiled...

    The Times They Are A-Changin'

    The Times They Are A-Changin'

    It wasn't just a white person's flood

    It wasn't just a white person's flood

    1937 Flood Map Louisville KY

    https://digital.library.louisville.edu/u?/maps,367

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