The Day it Rained Forever: The Story of the Johnstown Flood

Virginia T. Gross

Christina Berwind and her family live in Johnstown. When the rains came, the dam that held Lake Conemaugh burst, unleashing a wall of water 125 feet high and rushing down the narrow valley at 50 miles an hour toward the town. Gr. 3 - 5.

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