Ruthless Tide: The Heroes and Villains of the Johnstown Flood, America's Astonishing Gilded Age Disaster

by Al Roker

Book Overview

"Reads like a nail-biting thriller." -- Library Journal, starred review

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062445510
• ISBN13: 9780062445513
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.2" x 9.1"