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The Nashville Flood of May, 2010

5/20/2010

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It has been strangely ironic that Nashville is currently recovering from its worst flood in history. My house escaped with a flooded basement (it's unfinished so it was no big deal). I spent the weekend before last helping my friend totally gut her house down to the studs. She lost everything and was not required to have flood insurance. At least FEMA seems to be  getting this one right.

I took myself down to the Cumberland River and stood on a bridge to watch the debris-strewn, brown water rush by, inundating parts of downtown. I thought of similar scenes viewed from the bridges of Paris exactly 100 years ago during the great Paris flood depicted in my novel, Stealing Mona Lisa. 1910. 2010. Did you know that the original name of this city was Nashborough? During the War of 1812, sentiment was so antagonistic toward the British that the city was renamed, in honor of the country's French allies, Nashville?
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Thomas C.
9/27/2011 12:41:21 pm

Mr. Carson,

I have read your excerpt on Stealing Mona Lisa, now intrigued, I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the book. I enjoyed your story in WD on how you acquired your agent. Very encouraging. I am currently pitching a novel and am apt to utilize your method of research and precision. I look forward to reading the rest of your very interesting book. Good luck on future endeavors. Thomas C.

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