Read it to Believe It! Head for the Hills!
The amazing true story of the Johnstown flood.
Theme: Catastrophe!
"Run for your lives! The dam is breaking!"
Ion May 31, 1889, an old dam crumbled in the hills above Johnstown, Pennsylvania. A wall of water as high as a seven-floor building exploded in the valley below.
By the time the wave hit Johnstown, it was a muddy stew of trees and buildings, livestock and railroad cars, and hundreds of helpless victims. The water struck so hard that it tore the clothes of people's backs. Thousands of men, women, and children fought to survive the flood and the weeks of horror that followed.
Here is the incredible true story of one of the worst disasters in American history. it's a story so amazing, you have to Read it to Believe it!
- Age Level = 8-12
- Book Author = Paul Robert Walker
- Book Material = Paperback
- Book Publisher = Houghton Mifflin
- Copyright = c1996
- Grade Level = Elementary
- Condition = Used- Good
- Subject = History
Item ID: 54193
Category: American