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The
Johnstown Flood and other Stories Pennsylvania
Profiles Volume Thirteen
by Patrick M. Reynolds
Half of this book is
devoted to the Johnstown Flood of 1889, starting with the wealthy
South Fork Fishing Club and its neglect of the South Fork Dam
which burst sending tons of water down the Conemaugh Valley.
What is surprising about this incident is the fact that it took
the flood an hour to reach the city of Johnstown. Once the dam
broke, it inundated several towns in its path along with a passenger
train, a wire factory, and a canal viaduct. The sequence of destruction
is dramatically narrated and illustrated. Other stories in this
book include the eccentric Albert C. Barnes and his wonderful
collection of Modern Art; Joseph Murgas, the priest who invented
the radio in Wilkes Barre; the man who lettered the U.S. Constitution;
America's first fire company; Henry John Heinz, John Wilkes Booth,
Penn-Dutch food lore, portrait painters, Fort Augusta, Doodlebuts,
and much more. 8¼" x 10 5/8" 56 pages, fully
illustrated, paperbound
ISBN 0-932514-20-0
#P13 PA Profiles 13 $25.00
Note: This book is out of print.
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