The Johnstown flood
Title:
The Johnstown flood
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ISBN:
9780671207144
Publication Information:
New York : Simon & Schuster, 1987, ©1968.
Physical Description:
302 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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."
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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.
