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McCullough, David G.
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Floods -- Pennsylvania -- Johnstown (Cambria County)
Disasters -- Pennsylvania -- History -- 19th century.
Scandals -- Pennsylvania -- History -- 19th century.
Dams -- Pennsylvania -- History -- 19th century.
Pennsylvania -- History -- 19th century.
Johnstown (Pa.) -- History.
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McCullough, David G.
Floods -- Pennsylvania -- Johnstown (Cambria County)
Disasters -- Pennsylvania -- History -- 19th century.
Scandals -- Pennsylvania -- History -- 19th century.
Dams -- Pennsylvania -- History -- 19th century.
Pennsylvania -- History -- 19th century.
Johnstown (Pa.) -- History.
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The Johnstown flood : the incredible story behind one of the most devastating disasters America has ever known / by David McCullough.
by
McCullough, David G.
Simon & Schuster, 1987, c1968.
Call #:
974
.877
M133j
Subjects
Floods -- Pennsylvania -- Johnstown (Cambria County)
Disasters -- Pennsylvania -- History -- 19th century.
Scandals -- Pennsylvania -- History -- 19th century.
Dams -- Pennsylvania -- History -- 19th century.
Pennsylvania -- History -- 19th century.
Johnstown (Pa.) -- History.
ISBN:
9780671207144 (pbk.)
0671207148 (pbk.)
Edition:
2nd Touchstone ed.
Description:
302 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
Subtitle from cover.
Bibliography:
Bibliography: p. 287-292.
Contents:
The sky was red -- Sailboats on the mountain -- "There's a man came from the lake." -- Rush of the torrent -- "Run for your lives!" -- A message from Mr. Pitcairn -- In the valley of death -- "No pen can describe..." -- "Our misery is the work of man."
Summary:
A graphic account of the May 31, 1889 collapse of a poorly constructed dam and the resulting flood which killed 2,000 people and caused a nationwide scandal.
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974.877 M133j
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