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Chargement... When the Dikes Broke (1958)par Alta Halverson Seymour
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. From cover: "How the wind blows tonight! As if it wants to tear the house up by the roots," says Tante Anna. But the van Rossem family isn't worried. Isn't their house strong and solid? And the dikes that hold back the sea--aren't they strong, too? That very night they waken to the shriek of sirens and the clang of church bells. They hear an even more frightening sound, too--the rush of water flooding the house. And then comes the cry that strikes terror into the heart of every Dutch boy and girl: "Get to your attic. The dike gave way!" aucune critique | ajouter une critique
Told through the harrowing experiences of the Van Rossem family of Kuyfoort, this is the story of the great flood that swept over Holland in January, 1953. The courage and heroism of the people in their fight against the encroaching sea, the search for and rescue of survivors and the reclamation of their homes and land are depicted."How the wind blows tonight! As if it wants to tear the house up by the roots," says Tante Anna. But the van Rossem family isn't worried. Isn't their house strong and solid? And the dikes that hold back the sea-aren't they strong, too? That very night they waken to the shriek of sirens and the clang of church bells. They hear an even more frightening sound, too-the rush of water flooding the house. And then comes the cry that strikes terror to the heart of every Dutch boy and girl: "Get to your attic. The dike gave way!" Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Reading it in 2022, years after the floods of Hurricane Katrina and other climate-fueled displacements the resilience of the family and their neighbors strikes a somewhat sour note, but it's a 1970s kids' book. It's also true that pre-1950s housing was more easily reclaimed from water damage, but the farmers would absolutely be struggling to rescue their fields from the salt damage, as described in the book.