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The Resource Ruthless tide : the heroes and villains of the Johnstown flood, America's astonishing gilded age disaster, Al Roker, (electronic resource)
Ruthless tide : the heroes and villains of the Johnstown flood, America's astonishing gilded age disaster, Al Roker, (electronic resource)
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- 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
- "A gripping new history celebrating the remarkable heroes of the Johnstown Flood--the deadliest flood in U.S. history--from NBC host and legendary weather authority Al Roker. Central Pennsylvania, May 31, 1889: After a deluge of rain--nearly a foot in less than twenty-four hours--swelled the Little Conemaugh River, panicked engineers watched helplessly as swiftly rising waters threatened to breach the South Fork dam, built to create a private lake for a fishing and hunting club that counted among its members Andrew Mellon, Henry Clay Frick, and Andrew Carnegie. Though the engineers telegraphed neighboring towns on this last morning in May warning of the impending danger, residents--factory workers and their families--remained in their homes, having grown used to false alarms. At 3:10 P.M., the dam gave way, releasing 20 million tons of water. Gathering speed as it flowed southwest, the deluge wiped out nearly everything in its path and picked up debris--trees, houses, animals--before reaching Johnstown, a vibrant steel town fourteen miles downstream. Traveling 40 miles an hour, with swells as high as 60 feet, the deadly floodwaters razed the mill town--home to 20,000 people--in minutes. The Great Flood, as it would come to be called, remains the deadliest in US history, killing more than 2,200 people and causing $17 million in damage. In Ruthless Tide, Al Roker follows an unforgettable cast of characters whose fates converged because of that tragic day, including John Parke, the engineer whose heroic efforts failed to save the dam; the robber barons whose fancy sport fishing resort was responsible for modifications that weakened the dam; and Clara Barton, the founder of the American Red Cross, who spent five months in Johnstown leading one of the first organized disaster relief efforts in the United States. Weaving together their stories and those of many ordinary citizens whose lives were forever altered by the event, Ruthless Tide is testament to the power of the human spirit in times of tragedy and also a timely warning about the dangers of greed, inequality, neglected infrastructure, and the ferocious, uncontrollable power of nature."--Dust jacket
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (vi, 305 pages)
- Contents
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- Down in the Valley
- 41
- 3
- How to Make a Lake
- 65
- 4
- "No Danger from Our Enterprise"
- 83
- 5
- Rain
- Prologue: "Mr. Quinn is Too Fearful"
- 99
- Part II
- When the Dam Broke
- 6
- Tap-Tap-Tap
- 117
- 7
- A Monster Unchained
- 131
- 8
- 1
- Cauldron
- 145
- 9
- Night of the Johnstown Flood
- 163
- 10
- Alone in the World
- 177
- Part III
- Justice and Charity
- Part I
- 11
- Some Convulsion
- 197
- 12
- Poor, Lone Woman
- 217
- 13
- Frozen with Fear
- 235
- 14
- Members and Nonmembers
- Strict Liability
- 247
- 1
- Up on the Mountain
- 21
- 2
- Isbn
- 9780062445520
- Label
- Ruthless tide : the heroes and villains of the Johnstown flood, America's astonishing gilded age disaster
- Title
- Ruthless tide
- Title remainder
- the heroes and villains of the Johnstown flood, America's astonishing gilded age disaster
- Statement of responsibility
- Al Roker
- Subject
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- HISTORY / United States / 19th Century
- HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
- Electronic books
- NATURE / Natural Disasters
- Johnstown (Cambria County, Pa.) -- History -- 19th century
- Floods -- Pennsylvania | Johnstown (Cambria County) -- History -- 19th century
- Language
- eng
- 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
- "A gripping new history celebrating the remarkable heroes of the Johnstown Flood--the deadliest flood in U.S. history--from NBC host and legendary weather authority Al Roker. Central Pennsylvania, May 31, 1889: After a deluge of rain--nearly a foot in less than twenty-four hours--swelled the Little Conemaugh River, panicked engineers watched helplessly as swiftly rising waters threatened to breach the South Fork dam, built to create a private lake for a fishing and hunting club that counted among its members Andrew Mellon, Henry Clay Frick, and Andrew Carnegie. Though the engineers telegraphed neighboring towns on this last morning in May warning of the impending danger, residents--factory workers and their families--remained in their homes, having grown used to false alarms. At 3:10 P.M., the dam gave way, releasing 20 million tons of water. Gathering speed as it flowed southwest, the deluge wiped out nearly everything in its path and picked up debris--trees, houses, animals--before reaching Johnstown, a vibrant steel town fourteen miles downstream. Traveling 40 miles an hour, with swells as high as 60 feet, the deadly floodwaters razed the mill town--home to 20,000 people--in minutes. The Great Flood, as it would come to be called, remains the deadliest in US history, killing more than 2,200 people and causing $17 million in damage. In Ruthless Tide, Al Roker follows an unforgettable cast of characters whose fates converged because of that tragic day, including John Parke, the engineer whose heroic efforts failed to save the dam; the robber barons whose fancy sport fishing resort was responsible for modifications that weakened the dam; and Clara Barton, the founder of the American Red Cross, who spent five months in Johnstown leading one of the first organized disaster relief efforts in the United States. Weaving together their stories and those of many ordinary citizens whose lives were forever altered by the event, Ruthless Tide is testament to the power of the human spirit in times of tragedy and also a timely warning about the dangers of greed, inequality, neglected infrastructure, and the ferocious, uncontrollable power of nature."--Dust jacket
- Cataloging source
- TEFOD
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1954-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Roker, Al
- Dewey number
- 974.8/77
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- F159.J7
- LC item number
- R65 2018eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Floods
- HISTORY / United States / 19th Century
- NATURE / Natural Disasters
- HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
- Johnstown (Cambria County, Pa.)
- Label
- Ruthless tide : the heroes and villains of the Johnstown flood, America's astonishing gilded age disaster, Al Roker, (electronic resource)
- Link
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-292) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
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- Down in the Valley
- 41
- 3
- How to Make a Lake
- 65
- 4
- "No Danger from Our Enterprise"
- 83
- 5
- Rain
- Prologue: "Mr. Quinn is Too Fearful"
- 99
- Part II
- When the Dam Broke
- 6
- Tap-Tap-Tap
- 117
- 7
- A Monster Unchained
- 131
- 8
- 1
- Cauldron
- 145
- 9
- Night of the Johnstown Flood
- 163
- 10
- Alone in the World
- 177
- Part III
- Justice and Charity
- Part I
- 11
- Some Convulsion
- 197
- 12
- Poor, Lone Woman
- 217
- 13
- Frozen with Fear
- 235
- 14
- Members and Nonmembers
- Strict Liability
- 247
- 1
- Up on the Mountain
- 21
- 2
- Control code
- on1037273702
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (vi, 305 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780062445520
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Stock number
- 9E3FFA4C-AD3C-47B7-B0B5-AD98266C3D51
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) o1037273702
- (OCoLC)1037273702
- Label
- Ruthless tide : the heroes and villains of the Johnstown flood, America's astonishing gilded age disaster, Al Roker, (electronic resource)
- Link
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-292) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Down in the Valley
- 41
- 3
- How to Make a Lake
- 65
- 4
- "No Danger from Our Enterprise"
- 83
- 5
- Rain
- Prologue: "Mr. Quinn is Too Fearful"
- 99
- Part II
- When the Dam Broke
- 6
- Tap-Tap-Tap
- 117
- 7
- A Monster Unchained
- 131
- 8
- 1
- Cauldron
- 145
- 9
- Night of the Johnstown Flood
- 163
- 10
- Alone in the World
- 177
- Part III
- Justice and Charity
- Part I
- 11
- Some Convulsion
- 197
- 12
- Poor, Lone Woman
- 217
- 13
- Frozen with Fear
- 235
- 14
- Members and Nonmembers
- Strict Liability
- 247
- 1
- Up on the Mountain
- 21
- 2
- Control code
- on1037273702
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (vi, 305 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780062445520
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Stock number
- 9E3FFA4C-AD3C-47B7-B0B5-AD98266C3D51
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o1037273702
- (OCoLC)1037273702
Subject
- HISTORY / United States / 19th Century
- HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
- Electronic books
- NATURE / Natural Disasters
- Johnstown (Cambria County, Pa.) -- History -- 19th century
- Floods -- Pennsylvania | Johnstown (Cambria County) -- History -- 19th century
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