The Passaic Flood of 1903

"The Passaic Flood of 1903" by Marshall Ora Leighton is a detailed record of a major flood event from the early 1900s. It looks closely at the big rainstorm that caused the Passaic River to overflow, wrecking towns like Paterson and showing how the river couldn't handle all the water. The book starts by talking about how big and long the flood was, mentioning the huge amounts of water that rushed through places like the Dundee dam and the huge problems in southern New Jersey, discussing other floods that happened before. The book then promises to share how much damage the flood made and what can be done to fix it. It's all about the science of water and how to stop floods from being so harmful in the future.