The Johnstown Flood
New York : Simon & Schuster, [2004?]
Format: Book
Description: 302 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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.
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" -- List of victims.
Subjects:
Floods -- Pennsylvania -- Johnstown (Cambria County) -- History -- 19th century.
Johnstown (Cambria County, Pa.) -- History -- 19th century.
Floods -- Pennsylvania -- Johnstown (Cambria County) -- History -- 19th century.
Johnstown (Cambria County, Pa.) -- History -- 19th century.
ISBN:
0671207148
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HISTORY Disaster McC | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
HISTORY Disaster McC | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Nonfiction | In |
Reprint. Originally published: ©1968.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-292) and index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-292) and index.