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Book Title: The Johnstown Flood: A Thriving City Of 30,000 Inhabitants A...
Item Length: 8.5in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 5.5in
Author: Herman Dieck
Publication Name: Johnstown Flood : A Thriving City of 30,000 Inhabitants and Many Great Industrial Establishments Nearly Wiped from Earth - Many Thousands Drowned or Burned to Death - Property Worth Many Millions of Dollars Destroyed - An Avalanche of Water Sweeps down the Conemaugh Valley - General Hastings in Command in Johnstown
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Pennsylvania STATE University Press
Publication Year: 2008
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 11.1 Oz
Number of Pages: 224 Pages
