Take a photo of a barcode or cover
A review by adrith
The Johnstown Flood by David McCullough
5.0
David McCullough's narrative of the events leading up to the destruction of the South Fork Dam and Jonestown, PA is compelling and masterful. The idea that this was his first book boggles my mind, because in usual McCullough fashion, halfway through the audiobook I had to borrow the ebook from the library because I ABSOLUTELY HAD TO FINISH THE BOOK right then and there. None of this "waiting for the next drive to work" business.
Mr. McCullough describes the people whose decisions formed the underlying cause of the disaster and the people whose decisions in the moment of crisis saved lives and made them heroes. Woven in amongst it all is the thread of humanity - the desire to believe the best of the people upon whom Fortune smiles, the tendency to make light of warnings heard time and again with no crisis following.
Narrative nonfiction is quickly becoming one of my favorite genres, and it is in no small part thanks to authors like Mr. McCullough. If you are not familiar with the events in Johnstown, this book is very much worth the read.
Mr. McCullough describes the people whose decisions formed the underlying cause of the disaster and the people whose decisions in the moment of crisis saved lives and made them heroes. Woven in amongst it all is the thread of humanity - the desire to believe the best of the people upon whom Fortune smiles, the tendency to make light of warnings heard time and again with no crisis following.
Narrative nonfiction is quickly becoming one of my favorite genres, and it is in no small part thanks to authors like Mr. McCullough. If you are not familiar with the events in Johnstown, this book is very much worth the read.