The Johnstown flood / by David McCullough.

By: Material type: TextSeries: A Touchstone bookPublication details: New York : Simon & Schuster, 1987, c1968.Edition: 2nd Touchstone edDescription: 302 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0671207148 (pbk.)
  • 9780671207144 (pbk.)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • F 159.J7 M16 1987
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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 collapse of a poorly constructed dam and the resulting flood which killed 2,000 people and caused a nationwide scandal.
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Book Storms Research Center Main Collection F 159 .J7 M16 1987 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 98640273

Bibliography: p. 287-292.

Includes index.

A graphic account of the collapse of a poorly constructed dam and the resulting flood which killed 2,000 people and caused a nationwide scandal.

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."

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