History Book Club

Feb 18 2010 7:00 pm
Feb 18 2010 7:30 pm

 

History Book Club Discussion
 
Thursday, February 18th 2010 @ 7:00 PM

Join our history book club in discussing popular historian David McCullough's account of The Johnstown Flood.  New members are always welcome. Just read the book and show up!

 

Johnstown Flood (Paperback)

$14.40
ISBN-13: 9780671207144
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Simon & Schuster, 1/1987
The history of civil engineering may sound boring, but in David McCullough's hands it is, well, riveting. His award-winning histories of the Brooklyn Bridge and the Panama Canal were preceded by this account of the disastrous dam failure that drowned Johnstown, Pennsylvania, in 1889. Written while the last survivors of the flood were still alive, McCullough's narrative weaves the stories of the town, the wealthy men who owned the dam, and the forces of nature into a seamless whole. His account is unforgettable: "The wave kept on coming straight toward him, heading for the very heart of the city. Stores, houses, trees, everything was going down in front of it, and the closer it came, the bigger it seemed to grow.... The height of the wall of water was at least thirty-six feet at the center.... The drowning and devastation of the city took just about ten minutes." A powerful, definitive book, and a tribute to the thousands who died in America's worst inland flood.

Location: 
Street:
16 S. Main Street
City:
Doylestown
,
Province:
Pennsylvania
Postal Code:
18901
Country:
United States