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The Angola Horror
- The 1867 Train Wreck That Shocked the Nation and Transformed American Railroads
- De: Charity Vogel
- Narrado por: J.M. Ross
- Duración: 9 h y 30 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 23
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 22
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 22
On December 18, 1867, the Buffalo and Erie Railroad's eastbound New York Express derailed as it approached the high truss bridge over Big Sister Creek, just east of the small settlement of Angola, New York, on the shores of Lake Erie. The last two cars of the express train were pitched completely off the tracks and plummeted into the creek bed below. When they struck bottom, one of the wrecked cars was immediately engulfed in flames as the heating stoves in the coach spilled out coals and ignited its wooden timbers
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3 out of 5 stars
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Newspaper accounts compiled, poor storytelling
- De CatrinaP en 03-27-19
- The Angola Horror
- The 1867 Train Wreck That Shocked the Nation and Transformed American Railroads
- De: Charity Vogel
- Narrado por: J.M. Ross
Interesting story, insufferable narration
Revisado: 05-18-15
Bad narration. Poor production value, flaccid vocal performance, jarring edits and errors. Book deserved better.
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The Johnstown Flood
- De: David McCullough
- Narrado por: Edward Herrmann
- Duración: 9 h y 3 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 4,180
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,336
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 3,317
At the end of the last century, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, was a booming coal-and-steel town filled with hardworking families striving for a piece of the nation's burgeoning industrial prosperity. In the mountains above Johnstown, an old earth dam had been hastily rebuilt to create a lake for an exclusive summer resort patronized by the tycoons of that same industrial prosperity, among them Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick, and Andrew Mellon.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A page-turner! HIstory that reads like a novel
- De Susan K Donley en 06-17-05
- The Johnstown Flood
- De: David McCullough
- Narrado por: Edward Herrmann
Outstanding
Revisado: 06-15-12
Where does The Johnstown Flood rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
If it's not the absolute best, it's certainly a contender.
What did you like best about this story?
The story unfolds in an excellent balance. It's reminiscent of a three act play: the beginning act introduces the potential peril of the South Fork Dam and the folly of its construction, Act II sees the dam break and the artificial lake sweep through the valley bringing with it horrific destruction, and Act III--perhaps the most interesting, believe it or not--provides an excellent presentation and examination of the aftermath. This is stunning, engaging history.
What about Edward Herrmann’s performance did you like?
Herrmann couldn't possibly be any better.
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