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The John M. Barry Interview

Mr. John M. Barry is the Distinguished Visiting Scholar at the Center for Bioenvironmental Research at Tulane and Xavier universities. He is the author of many acclaimed books, including Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How it Changed America. He recently talked with Jeff Waldrop by telephone on behalf of ...

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