{"product_id":"the-johnstown-horror-james-h-walker-9780271024806","title":"The Johnstown Horror!!!: Or Valley of Death, Being a Complete and Thrilling Account of the Awful Floods and Their Appalling Ruin","description":"\u003cp\u003eSensationalized history can be credited with inspiring generations of truth-seeking experts and enthusiasts. The tragedy of the Johnstown Flood was an oft-exploited event as writers and publishers hawked hastily written articles in original form or pirated collections. Where many of the articles lacked fact, they were rife with exaggeration and imagination. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Herbert Walker published one of the very first of these books, \u003ci\u003eThe Johnstown Horror\u003c\/i\u003e, a pamphlet of some 40 pages. Experts cite the book as being sold in New York within a week of the disaster. Though the structure suggests the stories were gathered at rail stations in an apparent journey to the site, there has been debate whether Walker ever traveled to Johnstown. Yet the collection features accounts that do not appear in other publications following the flood. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLater, expanded editions swelled to over four hundred pages and included well-crafted woodcuts. As the flood occurred near the end of the nineteenth century, the engraved drawings are often generously labeled as remnants of Victorian art. It is not clear whether the inclusion of the cuts was an aesthetic or monetary decision, considering the period's developments in photography. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe final, massive collection of individual stories makes the book memorable, ranging from the accusations levied against wealthy Pittsburgh industrialists to the emergence of the Red Cross. So many unique details and personal chronicles capture the frantic mentality of a town, state, and nation trying to make sense of natural and yet not-so-natural disaster.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James H. Walker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0271024801\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780271024806\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penn State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 444\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.22d","brand":"James H. Walker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44119498817791,"sku":"9780271024806","price":35.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_33741e6b-9607-443f-8bf5-140a76b9a267.jpg?v=1687409660","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-johnstown-horror-james-h-walker-9780271024806","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}