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The Johnstown flood / by David McCullough.
- Title
- The Johnstown flood / by David McCullough.
- Author
- McCullough, David G.
- Publication
- New York : Simon & Schuster, 1987, c1968.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | F159.J7 M16 1987 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 302 p. : ill., maps; 24 cm.
- 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.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History
- Note
- A Touchstone book
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- 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."
- ISBN
- 0671207148 (pbk.)
- LCCN
- ^^^86026056^
- OCLC
- 14378532
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library