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Author: Al Roker
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint: Collins
Dimensions:
Width: 13.50cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 20.30cm
Weight: 0.227kg
ISBN: 9780062445537
ISBN 10: 0062445537
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 16 April 2019
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
Roker's harrowing tale of survival and loss... reads like a nail-biting thriller. --Library Journal, starred review An exciting, tragic story seasoned with sensitive social analysis and criticism. --Kirkus, starred review [A] riveting account of the Johnstown Flood, which still remains the deadliest natural disaster on American soil. ... [A] page-turner sure to please. --Booklist Both a good yarn and a morality tale. ... Roker, with a weatherman's eye, describes the formation of the unprecedented rainstorms that led to the flooding and the 'monster unchained' that was the flood itself. --Publishers Weekly Vividly told. ... A stirring story of an event with lasting repurcussions. --Bookreporter.com The Today show co-host and weatherman writes a narrative history of the 1889 Johnstown flood, the deadliest in American history, immersing himself in the weather of the past. --New York Times Book Review ( New & Noteworthy ) Roker takes readers back to Pennsylvania in 1889, and the deadliest flood in American history. ... A tale that involves engineering, history, manufacturing giants, and of course, the weather. --Popular Science ( New Science Books to Read this Weekend )
An exciting, tragic story seasoned with sensitive social analysis and criticism. --Kirkus, starred review Roker's harrowing tale of survival and loss... reads like a nail-biting thriller. --Library Journal, starred review [A] riveting account of the Johnstown Flood, which still remains the deadliest natural disaster on American soil. ... [A] page-turner sure to please. --Booklist Both a good yarn and a morality tale. ... Roker, with a weatherman's eye, describes the formation of the unprecedented rainstorms that led to the flooding and the 'monster unchained' that was the flood itself. --Publishers Weekly Vividly told. ... A stirring story of an event with lasting repurcussions. --Bookreporter.com Roker takes readers back to Pennsylvania in 1889, and the deadliest flood in American history. ... A tale that involves engineering, history, manufacturing giants, and of course, the weather. --Popular Science ( New Science Books to Read this Weekend ) The Today show co-host and weatherman writes a narrative history of the 1889 Johnstown flood, the deadliest in American history, immersing himself in the weather of the past. --New York Times Book Review ( New & Noteworthy )
Author Information
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.
