Summary: In spring 1927, after weeks of rain, the Mississippi River went on a rampage from Illinois to New Orleans, inundating hundreds of towns, killing as many as a thousand people and leaving a million homeless. Voices: John Barry, historian Mildred Commodore, resident John Tigrett, resident Maurice Sisson, resident David Cober, resident Pete Daniel, historian Andrew Russell, narration Produced by: Benjamen Walker Director of New Media: Maria Daniels American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Major corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and by public television viewers.
