("George Patterson" wrote)
I'm really, REALLY tired of New Orleans politicians pointing the finger
of blame everywhere except at their own chests.

Tough ****. They did everything they could. The Feds are the ones who fell
down on they job.


[Book links below]
I saw an author, John M Barry, on (Book TV - honest, that's what it's called
g) C-Span2. Not a great speaker, but his research was interesting as hell.
1927 Mississippi River flood - including New Orleans.

One look at events surrounding the flood was - Hoover was all about spin
....and PR, and he was the master of both. He was also all about being FEMA,
the National Guard, Mayor Rudy Giuliani, and the Red Cross all rolled into
one ....to which the Author gives high praise to Hoover for the outstanding
job he did successfully wearing those many different hats.

It was 1927 and Hoover wasn't even anyone's dark horse candidate for
nomination, by his party, in the next summer's presidential convention.

When the devastating 1927 Mississippi River flood hit, he was the man put in
charge of the relief effort. His successful handling of the Mississippi
River flood relief program helped launch him into the White House the
following fall.

Some obstacals for Hoover we
Half that part of the country didn't have paved roads, electricity, or
telephones. There was also no good national highway system, plus local maps
in 1932 were iffy at best. Helicopters were nowhere to be found and few
boats had motors on them. Radios were not in all homes (looking for a web %
but came up empty) and field communications were difficult.

And yet, Herbert Hoover did an 'outstanding' job. How he did it and what he
was up against are covered in the book. Hope it's a good read ($10 at
Amazon). It was a GREAT Q&A TV segment with the author.


http://www.powells.com/biblio?PID=29017&cgi=product&isbn=0684840022
Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America

http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0684840022/ref=sib_dp_pt/102-4945882-4273705#reader-link
Amazon.com link. Ordered a copy tonight for my brother's birthday -
fascinating history, I'll read it when he finishes the book :-)


http://www.mises.org/freemarket_detail.asp?control=8&sortorder=articled ate
An author less impressed with Herbert Hoover's flood relief efforts.


Montblack