Catalog Search Results
301) The flood
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
The Okavango is one of the most diverse habitats on earth, a kingdom like no other. Here, the arrival and disappearance of sweet fresh water alters the balance of life for so many. The rising water is both a sanctuary and a trap, giving and taking life in equal measure. Above and below the surface, never-ending battles of wits and survival play out. This is a place of spectacular natural dramas where the fortunes of tens of thousands of animals each...
302) The great flood
Pub. Date
2013.
Description
The Mississippi River Flood of 1927 was the most destructive river flood in American history. In the spring of 1927, the river broke out of its earthen embankments in 145 places and inundated 27,000 square miles. Part of its legacy was the forced exodus of displaced sharecroppers, who left plantation life and migrated to Northern cities, adapting to an industrial society with its own set of challenges. Musically, the Great Migration fueled the evolution...
.png)