Calamity

In 1903 a flashflood overwhelmed the banks of Willow Creek and inundated a small but prosperous farming and trading town in northeastern Oregon. More than 200 people died and much of the town was destroyed. Byrd describes the flood and its aftermath, and tells the history of the individuals involved.Joanna Green Byrd is a retired journalist who wrote for the Washington Post and Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Up Until the Heppner Flood

2. An Ordinary Sunday

3. June 14, 5:20 p.m.

4. June 14, 6 p.m.

5. Side Effects

6. The Worst of It

7. Leadership

8. After Effects

9. Forward and Back

10. Loss and Optimism

11. Resilience

12. Counter Effects

Epilogue: After the Heppner Flood

In Remembrance: The Victims

Notes

Bibliography

Index