[21] October 11-12, 1634. The worst flood in Danish history. Over twenty-two thousand persons perished in it, all along the coast. In one village hard by Ribe—Melby—only one young man was left alive.
By JACOB A. RIIS
THE MAKING OF AN AMERICAN
An Autobiography
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THE BATTLE WITH THE SLUM
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