Produktbild
Al Roker

Ruthless Tide

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

Buch

AT THE HEIGHT OF THE GILDED AGE, TYCOONS BUILT A LAKEFRONT RESORT THAT LORDED OVER THE ALLEGHENY MOUNTAINS. IN THE VALLEY BELOW, STEELWORKERS LABORED DAY AND NIGHT. IN 1889, THE HEAVENS OPENED, AND A RECKONING WAS UNLEASHED. . . .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 RokerCentral 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… Mehr

CHF 33.90

Preise inkl. MwSt. und Versandkosten (Portofrei ab CHF 40.00)

Versandfertig innerhalb 1-3 Werktagen

Produktdetails


  • ISBN: 978-0-06-244551-3
  • EAN: 9780062445513
  • Produktnummer: 21121799
  • Verlag: Harper Collins (US)
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
  • Seitenangabe: 320 S.

Über den Autor


Al Roker is cohost of NBC’s Today. He has received thirteen Emmy Awards, ten for his work on Today. He is the author of The Storm of the Century, an acclaimed history of the 1900 Galveston hurricane. He lives in Manhattan with his wife, ABC News and 20/20 correspondent Deborah Roberts, and has two daughters and a son.

31 weitere Werke von Al Roker:


Bewertungen


0 von 0 Bewertungen

Geben Sie eine Bewertung ab!

Teilen Sie Ihre Erfahrungen mit dem Produkt mit anderen Kunden.