Great Disasters
Author: John Canning
Publisher:
Published: 1976
Total Pages: 126
ISBN-13: 9780831739874
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: John Canning
Publisher:
Published: 1976
Total Pages: 126
ISBN-13: 9780831739874
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Stephen J. Spignesi
Publisher: Citadel Press
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 370
ISBN-13: 9780806525587
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →More than half of the disasters chronicled are natural. These floods, storms, droughts, blizzards, famines and epidemics are fierce reminders that humankind is no match for the devastating force and fury of nature. From the Great Influenza Epidemic of WWI that took nearly 40 million lives to the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, there are numerous accounts of catastrophes that could not be averted, and whose destructive power was beyond imagining.
Author: Steck-Vaughn Company
Publisher:
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 100
ISBN-13: 9780811441759
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Describes some of the great disasters of history, both natural and man-made.
Author: Joyce Robins
Publisher:
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780600567820
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Frances Kennett
Publisher:
Published: 1975
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9780890090428
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: John Stark Bellamy
Publisher: Gray & Company
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 1598510584
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Recounts sixteen of the most tragic disasters in the history of Cleveland, Ohio, including the Ashtabula Bridge disaster, the Cleveland Clinic fire, and the Terminal Tower tragedy, among others.
Author: Jonathan King
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 322
ISBN-13: 1743312512
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →From cyclones to sinking ships, from mine explosions to train crashes, faulty planes and bridge collapses, from the shooting in Port Arthur to the Bali bombing, from floods in the north to bushfires in the south, Australia has not been immune to the fickle finger of fate...No one expects cataclysmic events, but when disaster strikes, life changes in an instant: priorities shift, and often, life is reduced to blood, bone and memory...Historian Jonathan King has meticulously recounted the anatomy of twenty-three Australian disasters, showing us the events and conditions that conspired to their happening. More importantly, he draws out the stories of those Australians whose lives were irrevocably changed, and myriad stories of heroism and bravery...Many of the disasters in this book were caused by human error or negligence. Dreadful as they are, most have led to constructive outcomes, such as tighter gun controls in Australia in the aftermath of the Port Arthur shooting; stricter regulations for air, sea and rail transportation; and safer conditions for all workers...Humane and moving, Great Disasters in Australian History brings forth the everyday dimensions of a disaster to allow us to understand and empathise with the victims and survivors. The book is a small step to helping us remember how much things have changed - and how much we must remain vigilant so that we are not condemned to repeat past mistakes.