Reddit reviews Damned to Eternity: The Story of the Man Who They Said Caused the Flood

It might be outdated. Time reporter Adam Pitluk published this one in 2007, and it makes a good case this guy is a genuine shithead who happened to be involved in one of the larger miscarriages of justice in recent history:

http://www.amazon.com/Damned-Eternity-Story-Caused-Flood/dp/0306815273

Meanwhile, a Time reporter wrote a book claiming the guy is innocent.

Consider the convicted guy's idiotic criminal history, and the sheer idiocy of boasting to numerous people that he committed the crime. He obviously saw such a crime as boast-worthy, which then raises the question of whether he boasted about a natural levee break in order to take credit and raise his profile among his idiot friends. That, coupled with the experts saying it was a natural levee break, provides me reasonable doubt.

These reviews are pretty compelling regarding his innocence:

http://www.amazon.com/Damned-Eternity-Story-Caused-Flood/product-reviews/0306815273/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1

Relevant book about James Scott's life and trial

the guy had been in and out of jail quite a few times so. He had a book written about him. I plan on checking it out.

http://www.amazon.com/Damned-Eternity-Story-Caused-Flood/dp/0306815273

There is actually a book written by a former TIME reporter in this man's defense. Its called Damned to Eternity: The Story of the Man Who They Said Caused the Flood.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0306815273?pc_redir=1405231807&robot_redir=1

There's actually a book on this

https://www.amazon.com/Damned-Eternity-Story-Caused-Flood/dp/0306815273