Read it to Believe It! Â Head for the Hills!
The amazing true story of the Johnstown flood.Â
Theme: Catastrophe!
"Run for your lives! Â The dam is breaking!"
Ion May 31, 1889, an old dam crumbled in the hills above Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Â A wall of water as high as a seven-floor building exploded in the valley below. Â
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. Â The water struck so hard that it tore the clothes of people's backs. Â Thousands of men, women, and children fought to survive the flood and the weeks of horror that followed. Â
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Here is the incredible true story of one of the worst disasters in American history. Â 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