The Johnstown flood
1968·302 pages
A gripping account of the 1889 Johnstown Flood, a tragic disaster that killed over 2,000 in Pennsylvania.
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A gripping account of the 1889 Johnstown Flood, a tragic disaster that killed over 2,000 in Pennsylvania.
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At the end of the last 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 w...
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Sexual content
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No romantic or sexual content depicted.
Violence & gore
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Graphic descriptions of flood disaster; numerous deaths and destruction detailed.
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Minor references to faith or prayer in context of disaster response.
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No fantasy or magical elements present.
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Criticism of industrial tycoons and negligence in dam maintenance.
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Abuse & suffering
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Depictions of suffering and loss due to natural disaster and negligence.
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