Al Roker: Ruthless Tide LP, Kartoniert / Broschiert

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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 Henry Clay Frick and Andrew Carnegie. Though the engineers telegraphed a warning to neighboring towns, residents---factory workers and their families---remained in their homes, used to false alarms.

At 3: 10 p. m., the dam gave way, releasing 20 million tons of water. 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 today remains the deadliest in U. S. 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.