The Johnstown Flood by David McCullough

The Johnstown Flood

David McCullough

302 pages first pub 1968 (editions)

nonfiction historical history informative reflective medium-paced
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At the end of the last century, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, was a booming coal-and-steel town filled with hardworking families striving for a piece of the nation's burgeoning industrial prosperity. In the mountains above Johnstown, an old earth dam h...

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Moods

informative 88%
sad 54%
tense 40%
emotional 38%
reflective 34%
dark 25%
challenging 15%
adventurous 11%
hopeful 2%
inspiring 2%
mysterious 2%

Pace

medium 57%
slow 31%
fast 10%

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