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Title: JOHNSTOWN FLOOD by David McCullough ISBN: 0-671-20714-8 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 15 January, 1987 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.77 (43 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Great Book
Comment: I knew nothing about the Flood, and have never been to Pennsylvania, but it seemed like an interesting story. I was not disappointed. It was a great read. There was just enough detail and there were no boring spots. McCullough did a great job and this is a great read.
Rating: 5
Summary: he should be required reading...
Comment: McCullough's research skills are rivaled only by his storytelling skills. He knows how to put the reader in the middle of the action, the flood, and the aftermath. He covers everything from the creation and transfer of the dam to the culpability of the Pittsburgh steel barons. I'll be reading all of his books now.
Rating: 5
Summary: Amazing Story, eye opener, a must read book
Comment: 2200 people died when a 400 foot high, earth dam broke under unusually strong runoffs condition causing excessively high resevior water levels. It was a terrible disaster. Numerous warnings were given, but the people became hardened to the danger. In the past, cyclic flooding in the valley had conditioned the citizens to endure nature disasters. They just accepted it. The danger of the dam was no different. They learned to live with the danger. No one really understood potential damage that could occur if the dam broke.
Even prior to dam breaking and even when the dam was breaking, citizens thought the warnings were a joke, humoreous, laughed at; until they saw a wall of water 40 feet high forcing dust and wind in front and saw homes rolling as debrie in the approaching monster. They saw homes and buildings in front of the water destroyed. Many caught refuge on top of roofs, thousands died a debrie trapped them. Fires started burning. The stable community was completed destroyed.
The owners of the lake were the Carnagies, some of the richest people in the world. They sponsored a club of wealth patrons called the club of 100. The wealthy club of 100 enjoyed fishing, camping, and recreationing in exclusive private lodge near the reservoir. The club of 100 had a detailed engineering analysis was done of the dam. The engineers recommend rebuilding or reengineering the dam reasons being: 1. lack of spill ways 2. The earthen structure needed more outlets. The dam need to be reengineered to steel and concrete. 3. Stocking of fish prevented spill ways to be opened because they didn't want the fish to escape 4. When heavy rains hit, the spill ways were cloughed with debrie The Carlie Steel company and railroad where thought to have the largest financial interest in fixing the dam, yet no action was taken. The dam had stood for years and in its time was consider an engineering achievement. 20 million tons of water were pressing on the dam. It created a resevior 3 miles wide Within a hour the resevior was depleted.
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Title: GREAT BRIDGE : The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge by David McCullough ISBN: 067145711X Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 12 January, 1983 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: Path Between The Seas : The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914 by David McCullough ISBN: 0671244094 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 15 October, 1978 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: Mornings on Horseback: The Story of an Extraordinary Family, a Vanished Way of Life and the Unique Child Who Became Theodore Roosevelt by David McCullough ISBN: 0671447548 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 12 May, 1982 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: BRAVE COMPANIONS by David McCullough ISBN: 0671792768 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 01 November, 1992 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Truman by David McCullough ISBN: 0671869205 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 14 June, 1993 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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