Bibliograph

Ruthless tide, the heroes and villains of the Johnstown flood, America's astonishing gilded age disaster, Al Roker

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Ruthless tide, the heroes and villains of the Johnstown flood, America's astonishing gilded age disaster, Al Roker

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-390)

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Ruthless tide

Medium

text large print

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

960842006

Responsibility statement

Al Roker

Sub title

the heroes and villains of the Johnstown flood, America's astonishing gilded age disaster

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

Table Of Contents

Prologue: "Mr. Quinn is too fearful" -- Part I: Members and nonmembers. Up on the mountain ; Down in the valley ; How to make a lake ; "No danger from our enterprise" ; Rain -- Part II: When the dam broke. Tap-tap-tap ; A monster unchained ; Cauldron ; The night of the Johnstown Flood ; Alone in the world -- Part III: Justice and charity. Some convulsion ; Poor, lone woman ; Frozen with fear ; Strict liability -- Epilogue: Song and story

Target audience

adult

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Heroes and villains of the Johnstown flood, America's astonishing gilded age disaster

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