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

198 10 2MB

English Pages 51

Report DMCA / Copyright

DOWNLOAD FILE

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

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

180 37 1MB Read more

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
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

*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts of the disasters *Includes online resources and a bibliography for fu

166 22 10MB Read more

Playing Politics with Natural Disaster: Hurricane Agnes, the 1972 Election, and the Origins of FEMA 9781501748554
Playing Politics with Natural Disaster: Hurricane Agnes, the 1972 Election, and the Origins of FEMA 9781501748554

Playing Politics with Natural Disaster explains how the political decisions by local, state, and federal officials shape

203 121 11MB Read more

The Oklahoma City Bombing: The History of the Deadliest Domestic Terrorist Attack in American History
The Oklahoma City Bombing: The History of the Deadliest Domestic Terrorist Attack in American History

*Includes pictures *Includes primary accounts of the attack *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further re

181 32 2MB Read more

The Port Chicago Disaster: The History of America’s Deadliest Homeland Incident during World War II
The Port Chicago Disaster: The History of America’s Deadliest Homeland Incident during World War II

*Includes pictures *Includes accounts about the incident written by witnesses and survivors *Includes online references

201 113 2MB Read more

The 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami: The Story of the Deadliest Natural Disaster of the 21st Century
The 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami: The Story of the Deadliest Natural Disaster of the 21st Century

*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the tsunami written by survivors *Includes a bibliography for further reading *

174 60 2MB Read more

Galveston and the 1900 Storm: Catastrophe and Catalyst 9780292753952
Galveston and the 1900 Storm: Catastrophe and Catalyst 9780292753952

The Galveston storm of 1900 reduced a cosmopolitan and economically vibrant city to a wreckage-strewn wasteland where su

155 38 18MB Read more

The Johnstown Flood of 1889: The Story of the Deadliest Flood in American History
The Johnstown Flood of 1889: The Story of the Deadliest Flood in American History

*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the flood written by survivors *Includes a bibliography for further reading *In

171 68 2MB Read more

The San Francisco Earthquake of 1906: The Story of the Deadliest Earthquake in American History
The San Francisco Earthquake of 1906: The Story of the Deadliest Earthquake in American History

*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the earthquake and fires *Includes a bibliography for further reading *Includes

185 76 2MB Read more

The Eruption of Mount St. Helens: The Deadliest Volcanic Eruption in American History
The Eruption of Mount St. Helens: The Deadliest Volcanic Eruption in American History

*Includes pictures *Includes eyewitness accounts of the eruption *Includes a bibliography for further reading *Includes

167 12 2MB Read more

Unsere Partner sammeln Daten und verwenden Cookies zur Personalisierung und Messung von Anzeigen. Erfahren Sie, wie wir und unser Anzeigenpartner Google Daten sammeln und verwenden. Cookies zulassen