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I finished my reread of this book on 8/23/24 as part of the McCullough Readalong I'm hosting on Booktube. We are reading all the history books of David McCullough in the order in which they were published. This was his first.
It is a great tragedy that so many people died or suffered due to a earthen dam failure. There was so much incompetence on the part of the dam owners over the years.
My original review, from 2023:
This is one of the most horrifying nonfiction books I've ever read yet it is fu ...more
It is a great tragedy that so many people died or suffered due to a earthen dam failure. There was so much incompetence on the part of the dam owners over the years.
My original review, from 2023:
This is one of the most horrifying nonfiction books I've ever read yet it is fu ...more
