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Omaha Steve

(109,956 posts)
Sun May 31, 2015, 08:29 PM May 2015

5-31-15 Families Washed Away in Johnstown and NO ONE Responsible in 2:00


http://laborhistoryin2.podbean.com/e/may-31-families-washed-away-in-johnstown-and-no-one-responsible/




On this day in Labor History the year was 1889. Nestled in western Pennsylvania was the community known as Johnstown. The town and surrounding area was home to 23,000 people, families of workers who labored in the regions’ booming steel mills.

2:00 minute audio at link.

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5-31-15 Families Washed Away in Johnstown and NO ONE Responsible in 2:00 (Original Post) Omaha Steve May 2015 OP
David McCullough wrote an absolutely SheilaT May 2015 #1
 

SheilaT

(23,156 posts)
1. David McCullough wrote an absolutely
Sun May 31, 2015, 09:10 PM
May 2015

amazing book, The Johnstown Flood. I think it was his first ever book. I know it was the first of his I ever read, not that long after it was first published.

For those of you who want to know even more.

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