Aaron Adams’s Blowhard Blog

As the saying goes, history isn’t one damn thing after another, it’s the same damn thing over and over again. Since the flooding began in New Orleans, I was reminded of a book by David McCullough titled The Johnstown Flood. I haven’t read the whole book, but if it’s anything like McCullough’s other books, it should be a fascinating read. I decided to mention this on my blog because today I read this story at Fox News about the Johnstown flood, and the parallels between it and New Orleans are interesting. I recommend reading the Fox News article for your personal historical amusement and edification.

As an aside, the article does not say whether President Benjamin Harrison received any criticism or accepted any blame for the state militia’s two week response time to the flood.