The Johnstown flood the incredible story behind one of the most devastating disasters America has ever known
In the spring of 1889, Johnstown, Pennsylvania was a booming coal-and-steel town. In the mountains above Johnstown, an old earth dam had been hastily rebuilt to create a lake for a summer resort patronized by the likes of Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick, and Andrew Mellon. Warnings of possible dan...
| Main Author: | McCullough, David G. |
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| Other Authors: | Herrmann, Edward, 1943-2014. |
| Format: | Audiobooks Audiobook (CD) |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Simon & Schuster Audio,
Â2005.
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| Edition: | Unabridged. |
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