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Family wisdom for modern times, written with his wife. He had grown up along the canal to the west of johnstown, at blairsville, where his father had eked out a living painting decorative scenes and designs on packet boats. The 1889 johnstown flood, which claimed the lives of more than 2000 people, is the subject of a new book by todays al roker, ruthless. Roker, who also hosts the weather channels wake up with al, said he is working on another book about the johnstown flood that devastated the pennsylvanian town in. The heroes and villains of the johnstown flood, americas astonishing gilded age disaster. Al rokers new book, the storm of the century, reads like a blockbuster movie script, but the today show weatherman said the drama, heartache and strife of the great hurricane of 1900 that hit. New york ap al rokers new book, the storm of the century, reads like a blockbuster movie script, but the today show weatherman said the drama, heartache and strife of the great hurricane of 1900 that hit galveston, texas, is all too real. In ruthless tide, al roker follows an unforgettable cast of characters whose fates converged because of that tragic day, including john parke, the engineer whose heroic efforts failed to save the dam. Al collaborated with his wife, abc news correspondent, deborah roberts. A gripping new history celebrating the remarkable heroes of the johnstown flood the deadliest flood in u. Roker, who also hosts the weather channels wake up with al, said he is working on another book about the johnstown flood that devastated the pennsylvanian town in 1889, and he may even. He lives in new york city with his wife, abc news correspondent deborah. Today show fans react to al rokers new book about his. He lives in new york city with his wife, abc news correspondent deborah roberts, and their three children.
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