tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post6610140101309727809..comments2024-03-28T23:57:50.103-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: The great Dayton flood of 1913Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-31112338990478942612013-03-20T22:03:44.931-05:002013-03-20T22:03:44.931-05:00I couldn't load the site so I don't know i...I couldn't load the site so I don't know if it was mentioned, but the flood (as experienced in Thurber's hometown of Columbus which I think is upstream of Dayton) was the subject of a humorous(!) work: The Day the Dam Broke in James Thurber's <i>My Life and Hard Times</i>. <br /><br />His <i>The Thirteen Clocks</i> is a truly strange fantasy and well worth reading as well. So is <i>Men, Women and Dogs</i>; his drawings are very good. And <i>Is Sex Necessary</i> is pretty dated but has a great title.Peter Bnoreply@blogger.com