Quotes by Richard Burkert

“Its more than just a disaster. It was the biggest story of the late 19th century.”

“People knew it was a bad dam. People talked every spring that it was going to break. They just didnt know what the consequences would be.”

“This was new and fresh and painful for people at that time. This affected Americans in a profound and personal way.”

“Heres a community that faced the worst that man or nature could throw at it, but they were able to put their lives back to normal.”

“They began recovery literally the next day.”

“There was just a relentless echo in the newspaper. This town was going to be rebuilt and be even better.”

“If you can see your community getting back to order in a reasonable period of time, itll recover. If theres a kind of prolonged period where its not clear if lifes ever going to go back to normal, those communities dont do as well.”