The Johnstown flood The incredible story behind one of the most devastating " Natural" Disasters America has ever known
David G. McCullough
- New York Simon & Schuster 1968
- 302 p.
- A Touchstone Book .
Includes Bibliography and Index
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."
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.