America’s Most Notorious Natural Disasters: The Great Chicago Fire, the Johnstown Flood, the Galveston Hurricane, the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, the Okeechobee Hurricane, and Hurricane Katrina

Recovering Inequality: Hurricane Katrina, the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, and the Aftermath of Disaster 9781477316122

A lethal mix of natural disaster, dangerously flawed construction, and reckless human actions devastated San Francisco i

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Recovering Inequality: Hurricane Katrina, the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, and the Aftermath of Disaster 1477316116, 9781477316115

A lethal mix of natural disaster, dangerously flawed construction, and reckless human actions devastated San Francisco i

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The 1928 Lake Okeechobee Hurricane: The Story of the Second Deadliest Hurricane in American History

*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the hurricane by survivors *Includes a bibliography for further reading *Includ

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What Was Hurricane Katrina? 9780698412408

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What Was Hurricane Katrina? 9780698412408

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The Galveston Hurricane of 1900: The Deadliest Natural Disaster in American History

*Includes pictures *Includes survivors' accounts of the hurricane *Includes a bibliography for further reading *Inc

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Hurricane Katrina in Transatlantic Perspective 9783319408392

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Flood of Images: Media, Memory, and Hurricane Katrina [1 ed.] 9780292771352, 9780292771345

Anyone who was not in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina and the subsequent flooding of the city experienced the disas

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The Longest Minute - The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906 [1 ed.] 9781250279286, 9781250279279

Matthew J. Davenport’s The Longest Minute is the spellbinding true story of the 1906 earthquake and fire in San Francisc

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After the Storm: The Cultural Politics of Hurricane Katrina [1. Aufl.] 9783839428931

»After the Storm« traces the cultural and political responses to Hurricane Katrina. Ever since Katrina hit the Gulf coas

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