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...

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Main Author: McCullough, David G.
Other Authors: Herrmann, Edward, 1943-2014
Format: Audiobooks Audiobook (CD)
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Simon & Schuster Audio, Â2005.
Edition:Unabridged.
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