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Ruthless tide : the heroes and villains of the Johnstown flood, America's astonishing gilded age disaster
Title:
Ruthless tide : the heroes and villains of the Johnstown flood, America's astonishing gilded age disaster
Author:
Roker, Al, 1954- author.
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018]
Physical Description:
vi, 305 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary:
Presents a narrative history of the 1889 Johnstown Flood to chronicle key events, the damage that rendered the flood one of America's worst disasters, and the pivotal contributions of key figures, from dam engineer John Parke to American Red Cross founder Clara Barton.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780062445513
Format :
Book