So Great the Devastation: The 1916 Flood in Western North Carolina Assassins of Landria Position Trading

Position Trading

Robinson is a member of the National Academy of Engineering of the United States and a fellow of the European Academy of Sciences

Melinda Langston

ISBN10: 9768142863

So Great the Devastation: The 1916 Flood in Western North Carolina Assassins of Landria Position TradingIn mid July 1916, the remnants of two hurricanes collided over western North Carolina, inundating the mountain region and the western Piedmont with historic rainfall. The result was catastrophic. Landslides wiped out whole families. Currents ripped babies from their parents' arms. Rivers washed away thousands of jobs. When the water finally receded, at least fifty lay dead, damages totaled in the millions of dollars, and a thick black sludge remained