History Of The Great Flood In Johnstown Pa May 31 1889
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History Of The Great Flood In Johnstown Pa May 31 1889
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Author : John Stuart Ogilvie
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1889
History Of The Great Flood In Johnstown Pa May 31 1889 written by John Stuart Ogilvie and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1889 with Dummies (Bookselling) categories.
History Of The Great Flood In Johnstown Pa May 31 1889
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Author : John Stuart Ogilvie
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1889
History Of The Great Flood In Johnstown Pa May 31 1889 written by John Stuart Ogilvie and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1889 with Floods categories.
History Of The Great Flood In Johnstown Pa May 31 1889 Etc Scholar S Choice Edition
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Author : Anonymous
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-02-14
History Of The Great Flood In Johnstown Pa May 31 1889 Etc Scholar S Choice Edition written by Anonymous and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-14 with categories.
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History Of The Great Flood In Johnstown Pa May 31 1889 By Which Over Ten Thousand Lives Were Lost
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Author : J. S. Ogilvie
language : en
Publisher: Metalmark
Release Date : 2008-03-30
History Of The Great Flood In Johnstown Pa May 31 1889 By Which Over Ten Thousand Lives Were Lost written by J. S. Ogilvie and has been published by Metalmark this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-03-30 with History categories.
Publisher J. S. Ogilvie's History of the Great Flood gathers many first-person accounts of the Johnstown disaster of May 1889, offering a largely sensationalized compilation of articles and interviews concerning the event. (The title's declaration of 10,000 deaths should alert readers to treat Ogilvie's facts with skepticism--the official death toll from the Johnstown Flood was just above 2,200.) The book features a variety of illustrations, including morbid images of bodies deposited in trees, tragic scenes of hospital wards overflowing with flood victims, and depictions of rescue efforts among the ruins. The interest of this work lies in the blending of truth and myth in the narratives told by a traumatized community emerging from the floodwaters. This portrait of the memorialized Pennsylvania disaster is an especially valuable source for those in the fields of media studies, historiography, and trauma psychology.
Official History Of The Johnstown Flood
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Author : Frank Connelly
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1889
Official History Of The Johnstown Flood written by Frank Connelly and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1889 with Floods categories.
The Story Of Johnstown
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Author : John James McLaurin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1889
The Story Of Johnstown written by John James McLaurin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1889 with City and town life categories.
After exploring the early history of the settlement and industrialization of Johnstown, the author presents in great detail the catastrophic flood that destroyed the town in 1889 and the aftermath of this disaster.
Though The Mountains May Fall
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Author : T. William Evans
language : en
Publisher: Writers Club Press
Release Date : 2002-12-01
Though The Mountains May Fall written by T. William Evans and has been published by Writers Club Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-12-01 with Fiction categories.
Though The Mountains May Fall chronicles Mary and James' love against the backdrop of Johnstown, Pennsylvania in the 1880's. Johnstown was a bustling community of hardworking people dedicated to the community and to each other. Enter the rich people from Pittsburgh and other parts of Pennsylvania seeking a refuge from the stresses of the business life. They establish a resort above Johnstown in the peaceful mountains near the small village of South Fork. Mary and James struggle to overcome these conflicts and be true to their love. As their love rises to new heights, so too does the peaceful lake they visit. Too soon, both come together in a climax as the dam breaks and the floodwaters rush towards Johnstown. The reader is driven along with the flood towards its final reckoning. Now all that awaits is destiny, for Mary, for James and for the people of Johnstown, Pennsylvania on that fateful day of May 31, 1889.
Johnstown Flood
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Author : David McCullough
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2007-05-31
Johnstown Flood written by David McCullough and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-05-31 with History categories.
The stunning story of one of America’s great disasters, a preventable tragedy of Gilded Age America, brilliantly told by master historian David McCullough. At the end of the nineteenth century, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, was a booming coal-and-steel town filled with hardworking families striving for a piece of the nation’s burgeoning industrial prosperity. In the mountains above Johnstown, an old earth dam had been hastily rebuilt to create a lake for an exclusive summer resort patronized by the tycoons of that same industrial prosperity, among them Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick, and Andrew Mellon. Despite repeated warnings of possible danger, nothing was done about the dam. Then came May 31, 1889, when the dam burst, sending a wall of water thundering down the mountain, smashing through Johnstown, and killing more than 2,000 people. It was a tragedy that became a national scandal. Graced by David McCullough’s remarkable gift for writing richly textured, sympathetic social history, The Johnstown Flood is an absorbing, classic portrait of life in nineteenth-century America, of overweening confidence, of energy, and of tragedy. It also offers a powerful historical lesson for our century and all times: the danger of assuming that because people are in positions of responsibility they are necessarily behaving responsibly.
The Johnstown Flood Of 1889
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Author : Charles River Charles River Editors
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2018-02-19
The Johnstown Flood Of 1889 written by Charles River Charles River Editors and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-19 with categories.
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the flood written by survivors *Includes a bibliography for further reading "The deluge released by the dam's collapse carried more than 12,000 cubic meters of debris-filled water each second. Flow rates in the Mississippi River typically vary between 7,000 and 20,000 cubic meters per second." - Sid Perkins, Science News, Vol.176 In 2005, the world watched in horror as Hurricane Katrina decimated New Orleans, and the calamity seemed all the worse because many felt that technology had advanced far enough to prevent such tragedies, whether through advanced warning or engineering. However, the failure of human engineering like that seen in New Orleans was nothing new, and it had previously had even deadlier consequences in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Although floods rarely get as much coverage as other kinds of natural disasters like volcanic explosions, the Johnstown Flood of 1889 has remained an exception due to the sheer destruction and magnitude of the disaster. On May 31, 1889, Johnstown became a casualty of a combination of heavy rains and the failure of the South Fork Dam to stem the rising water levels of Lake Conemaugh about 15 miles away. The dam's inability to contain the water and its subsequent collapse resulted in a catastrophic flood that swept through the town with virtually no warning. With water flowing at a rate equivalent to the Mississippi River, a tide of water and debris 60 feet high and traveling 40 miles per hour in some places surged through Johnstown and swept away people and property alike. The flood ultimately resulted in the deaths of over 2,000 people and destroyed thousands of buildings, wreaking damages estimated to be the equivalent of nearly half a billion dollars today. In 1889, the Johnstown Flood was the deadliest natural disaster in American history, and though it was later surpassed by other events, the unprecedented nature of the flood led to relief efforts never before seen, including by the Red Cross. The Johnstown Flood also led to a change in laws as people tried and failed to recoup damages caused by the collapse of the dam and the subsequent flood. The Johnstown Flood of 1889 chronicles the story America's deadliest natural disaster during the 19th century. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about the Johnstown Flood like never before, in no time at all.
The Disaster Which Eclipsed History The Johnstown Flood
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Author : R. K. Fox
language : en
Publisher: Good Press
Release Date : 2021-05-19
The Disaster Which Eclipsed History The Johnstown Flood written by R. K. Fox and has been published by Good Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-19 with Fiction categories.
Richard K. Fox in this book describes the events of The Great Flood that took place on Friday, May 31, 1889. He illustrates vividly some images of people displaced during and after the flood. This book in a simple way discusses the events leading to the disaster, incidences surrounding it, and the aftermath of it all. It was a day of terror and a day to be remembered in the history of mankind. This book describes the past events that took place within our society over the years and their impact on the world today.