John M Barry
John M. Barry lives in New Orleans and Washington, D.C., and is the author of the award-winning Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America (1997) and The Ambition and the Power: A True Story of Washington (1989). Former Washington editor of Dun's Review , he has published articles in Sports Illustrated , Newsweek , the New York Times Sunday Magazine , the Washington Post , Esquire , and the Los Angeles Times .
John M. Barry lives in New Orleans and Washington, D.C., and is the author of the award-winning Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America (1997) and The Ambition and the Power: A True Story of Washington (1989). Former Washington editor of Dun's Review , he has published articles in Sports Illustrated , Newsweek , the New York Times Sunday Magazine , the Washington Post , Esquire , and the Los Angeles Times . See less
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John M Barry book reviews
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Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America
Incredile Story; Brillant Writing
Barry's story of the Mississippi River from the early 1800s into the physical and social consequences of the 1927 flood is a fascinating, educational experience....history at its best! Read More
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The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History
The best
by Smaug, Jul 29, 2010
This is the best book on the 1918 flu epidemic in the United States.
I found the first 60 pages with the biographies of the scientists involved a bit too slow but once the pandemic began - I ... Read More
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Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America
INTERESTING BOOK IN VIEW OF 2011 FLOODING
by VNVET, Jun 30, 2011
I ordered this book on the recommendation of a friend and thought it would be interesting in view of the flooding on the MS and other rivers this year. I have not finished it yet, a long read but I ... Read More