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Huey, Lois Miner

Floodwaters and Flames: The 1913 Disaster in Dayton, Ohio

56 pp. | Millbrook | April, 2016 | Library ISBN 978-1-4677-9432-9 $33.32 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-4677-9728-3
(3) 4-6 Huey chronicles the events of this historic flood, using accounts of involved individuals, including noted citizens John Patterson (founder of the National Cash Register Company), Orville Wright, and Wright's sister Katherine. The well-researched narrative provides readers with a vivid portrayal of the disaster that claimed an estimated four hundred lives. Archival photographs provide graphic images of the devastation. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., glos., ind.
Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

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