Yettie Polk and the Belton Flood of 1913 - Paperback

by Denise Karimkhani (Author)

In December 1913 a storm centered over the Brazos River Valley in Central Texas and unleashed flash floods that devastasted the small town of Belton. Homes and businesses were washed away and bridges collapsed. The most tragic loss was the drowning of members of the Polk family-- the mother, Yettie, and four of her children.