The Johnstown Flood of 1889 - Great Historic Disasters - Rachel A. Koestler-Grack - Books - Chelsea House Publishers - 9780791097632 - September 1, 2008
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The Johnstown Flood of 1889 - Great Historic Disasters

Rachel A. Koestler-Grack

The Johnstown Flood of 1889 - Great Historic Disasters

On May 31, 1889, the people of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, got the surprise of the century, one that claimed the lives of more than 2,200 men, women, and children. In the mountains that overlooked the booming coal-and-steel town, the restless waters of Lake Conemaugh churned behind the South Fork Dam, a hastily built earthen structure.


104 pages, full-colour & black-&-white photographs & illustrations, sidebars, chronology & timeline,

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released September 1, 2008
ISBN13 9780791097632
Publishers Chelsea House Publishers
Pages 104
Dimensions 165 × 235 × 10 mm   ·   386 g

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