McCullough, David G.

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.

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Floods Pennsylvania --Johnstown (Cambria County)


Johnstown (Cambria County, Pa.) --History

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