{"product_id":"the-story-of-johnstown-its-early-settlement-rise-and-progress-industrial-growth-and-appalling-flood-on-may-31st-1889-paperback","title":"The Story of Johnstown: Its Early Settlement, Rise and Progress, Industrial Growth, and Appalling Flood on May 31st, 1889 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJ. J. McLaurin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Story of Johnstown\u003c\/i\u003e, published just a year after the devastating Johnstown flood of May 1889, is considered by many to be one of the best contemporary journalistic accounts of the flood. J. J. McLaurin, who was working as a journalist for the \u003ci\u003eHarrisburg Telegram\u003c\/i\u003e, witnessed the flood firsthand and survived to write about it. His detailed account is illustrated with moving photographs of the flood's wreckage and aftermath. It is also accompanied by a history of the area from the colonial period, which looks at the town's early settlement and development, the Cambria Iron Company, and the construction of the ill-fated South Fork Dam on the Conemaugh River. McLaurin's direct, poignant account of the tragic Johnstown flood and its wake is a testament not only to the historic events but also to the people affected by the disaster--both those who perished and those who survived to rebuild their community. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJ. J. McLaurin (1841-1923) was a journalist and editor of the \u003ci\u003eHarrisburg Telegram\u003c\/i\u003e, one of the largest weekly newspapers in Pennsylvania in the late nineteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 378\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.78 x 9.25 x 7.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 15, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47509064089821,"sku":"9780271064529","price":71.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/qh-3KRp_Jc9780271064529.webp?v=1781273676","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-story-of-johnstown-its-early-settlement-rise-and-progress-industrial-growth-and-appalling-flood-on-may-31st-1889-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}