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Author Roker, Al, 1954- author.

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

Publication Info. New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018]

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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  974.87 ROKER    Check Shelf
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Non Fiction  974.877 ROKER    Check Shelf
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  974.877 ROKER    Check Shelf
 Bristol, Manross Branch - Non Fiction  974.877 ROKER    Check Shelf
 Canton Public Library - Adult Department  974.877 ROKER    Check Shelf
 East Hartford, Raymond Library - Adult Department  974.877 ROKER    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  974.8 ROK    Check Shelf
 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department  974.8 ROK    Check Shelf
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  974.8 ROKER    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  974.877 ROKER    Check Shelf

Edition First edition.
Description vi, 305 pages, [8] unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [285]-292) and index.
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.
Subject Floods -- Pennsylvania -- Johnstown (Cambria County) -- History -- 19th century.
Johnstown (Cambria County, Pa.) -- History -- 19th century.
HISTORY / United States / 19th Century.
NATURE / Natural Disasters.
HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA).
ISBN 9780062445513
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