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The Bosses Club Hardcover – February 23, 2011

by Richard A Gregory (Author)
4.2 out of 5 stars 36 ratings
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AN HISTORICAL NOVEL The story of America's transition from iron-making to steel, and questioning the cause of the 1889 Johnstown Flood. The Bosses Club is a fresh look at the history of the American iron and steel industry and the most infamous flood in America. In this book, you'll learn about the pivotal role Johnstown played in developing America's steel industry; who were that industry's true founders, inventors, innovators and scoundrels; and how negligence by members of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club, many of whom were friends, colleagues and associates of Andrew Carnegie, contributed to the great Johnstown flood of 1889. Mr. Gregory explains in an historical fiction why so many people lived in the remote Conemaugh Valley starting around 1830, why a perilous earthen dam was constructed upstream from the city and how a series of modifications to the dam by its owners, the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club, led to the dam's failure resulting in one of the worst "natural" disasters in American history. The story follows several families during Johnstown's development and questions the accepted history of the 1889 flood as simply a "natural disaster" caused by an act of God. Whether by omission or commission no one will ever know, but there can be no question that the acts of men played a significant role in the events that led to the failure of the South Fork Dam and the Great Johnstown Flood of 1889.
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  1. Print length
    400 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Xlibris
  4. Publication date
    February 23, 2011
  5. Dimensions
    6 x 1 x 9 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1456860283
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1456860288
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After growing up in Johnstown and graduating from Westmont High School in 1954, I became a fifth generation steel worker. I went to work for Bethlehem Steel Company at the age of 19 in the section called Lower Cambria, the site of the original Cambria Iron Company buildings. I worked in the machine shop, next door to the blacksmith building which George King & Dr. Peter Shoenberger built in 1854 even before Daniel Morrell came to Johnstown. Both buildings are still standing. After a long steel strike in 1956 I was called back to work, this time in the tool and die shop of the Franklin Railroad Car Division of Bethlehem Steel in Johnstown. The car shops are no longer operating today. At the start of the Suez Crisis, I volunteered for active duty in the Navy Reserve. From 1957-1959, I served aboard an amphibious ship attached to the 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean Sea. Upon discharge from active duty I married my love and while pondering my future, I again returned to work in the steel mills, this time in the wire mill located across the river from the Coopersdale section of Johnstown. The wire mill is still operating under the name Johnstown Wire Technologies and employs 700 people. When my wife became pregnant I began wanting a better future than working in the mills, but options were limited and time was short. Fortunately, with my wife's encouragement I overcame the fear of taking a pay cut and losing the security of working for a major steel company. I quit the mill in 1960 and took an apprenticeship position with the National Cash Register Company, which I believed offered more opportunity. After several years working for NCR as a field technician, I resigned to start my own business machine company in Johnstown. I was successful with that company and it is now ranked, for its market size, as one of the top distributors of business equipment in the United States. I retired from operating the business in 2004 and that was when I began to get serious about finishing this book. I now enjoy spending time with my children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, as well as sailing and bicycling.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Xlibris (February 23, 2011)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1456860283
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1456860288
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.63 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1 x 9 inches
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Customers praise the book's thorough research, with one customer noting that the background is true to the facts.

"A thoroughly researched and interesting book. A closeup and personal look into the beginnings of the great steel industry in our country...." Read more

"...I highly recommend this book. Great job of researching and bringing the characters of his family to life. Well done!" Read more

"...I'm so glad he did - it was a fascinating historial read. Learned details of PA and Johnstown history that I didn't know...." Read more

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Customers appreciate the sex scenes in the book, with one review highlighting how the author interweaves personal family history and brings characters to life, while another notes the well-researched story of Johnstown.

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"It gives History of Johnstown that i didn't know, area's where my Mother was raised and about the dam that wiped out Johnstown, PA...." Read more

Richard Gregory did his homework on this story. His relatives survived the 1889 flood.
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Richard Gregory did his homework on this story. His relatives survived the 1889 flood.
I wanted to know the real story of why the flood happened. I have since optioned Richard's book, wrote a screenplay for it and know it will make a great motion picture.
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  • K. L. Largent
    5.0 out of 5 stars Maybe not as "fictional" as presented.
    Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2014
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    A thoroughly researched and interesting book. A closeup and personal look into the beginnings of the great steel industry in our country. People always talk about Pittsburgh and the steel industry, but Johnstown was the real starting point. Mr. Gregory does a wonderful job interweaving his personal family history with his concise descriptions of how steel was actually made all those many years ago.

    Although Mr. Gregory says his book is a fictionalized account of what might have happened to cause the Great Johnstown Flood of 1889. I also believe that there is more to the story. I can believe that the "big wigs" in Pittsburgh could have conspired to have their little "recreation area" dam
    fail during one of the many large and devastating storms the area is well known for. Thus destroying the thriving steel business in Johnstown, along with taking over 2,000 innocent lives.

    Perhaps a closer look into this topic is warranted. I for one would be very interested to find out the "rest of the story". Well done Mr. Gregory, well done.
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  • Lovely Lady
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good book
    Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2012
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    Very interesting book. The author's ideas are different. An easy read. Whether it's completely accurate or not, you decide, but an interesting book to read.
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  • ferris
    5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book!
    Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2013
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    Being born and raised in Johnstown, I loved this book! I learned so much about Johnstown and the iron/steel industry that I never knew before. My father worked for Bethlehem Steel as a Machinist and then a Foreman. I only had some of the things he told us about the mills. This book really brought to life what my father and the men before him went through. To see the thriving town of Johnstown so devastated by so many floods is really sad. I miss Johnstown very much as my family have moved away. I highly recommend this book. Great job of researching and bringing the characters of his family to life. Well done!
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  • jacqueline shendow
    5.0 out of 5 stars The Bosses Club
    Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2012
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    I'm a native of Johnstown, Pa. My Urologist, Dr. David Carney, recommended this book to me. I'm so glad he did - it was a fascinating historial read. Learned details of PA and Johnstown history that I didn't know. My family settled in Johnstown just prior to the 1889 flood. I've always been proud to say that I'm from Johnstown, PA (Dale Boro). Jackey
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  • Donna Smith
    3.0 out of 5 stars The Bosses Club
    Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2014
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    The rating was given because there was to much in the book that was insufficient to the story, My husband grew up in the Johnstown area, moved when he was 13, and was able to relate to many of the events and locations. He was surprised at the signifance of the area in the steel making industry.
    The book was very well researched and the author did an outstanding job in the presentation.
    We would recommend the book to anyone that is eager to learn about that tragic event in history and how important that area is as to the development of the country.
    Very good book.
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  • jpenebaker
    1.0 out of 5 stars Just terrible all around.
    Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2015
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    Just plain terrible. Unfocused and juvenile writing and such contrived unbelievable dialogue. At one point the man who wrote this states that Andrew Carnegie singlehandedly mastermind the flood at Johnstown and then a few page later states that he isn't trying to paint Carnegie in an unfavorable light. If you are interested in the terrible flood of 1889 in Johnstown this book is a waste of time and you will gain nothing from its reading.
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  • Kay F
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great story from the perspective of descendants of the town.
    Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2015
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    This is a well researched story of Johnstown, PA and the behind the scenes shenanigans of Andrew Carnegie. It's interesting that the real innovator of the iron & steel industry is forgotten to history.

    My question is: how does the 19th century Railroad Robber Barron's compare to the 20th century Wall Street? Neither Carnegie nor the big Wall Street financial firms create anything. They just repackage to line their own pockets.
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  • Earl
    5.0 out of 5 stars 1889 Johnstown Flood conspiracy. It was about the steel mills.
    Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2016
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    It gives History of Johnstown that i didn't know, area's where my Mother was raised and about the dam that wiped out Johnstown, PA. I even got a copy for my sister.
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