America's great disasters
About this book
Examines the causes and effects of such American disasters as the sinking of the steamboat Sultana in 1871, the Johnstown Flood, the Dust Bowl, the influenza epidemic of 1918-1919, and the Exxon Valdez oil spill.
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CONTENTS: The Sultana Explosion / The Johnstown Flood / The Dust Bowl / The Wisconsin Forest Fire / The Galveston Hurricane / The Blizzard of '88 / the Influenza Epidemic of 1918-19 / The San Francisco Earthquake / The Mount Saint Helens Eruption.
Details
- First published
- 2003
- OL Work ID
- OL2010651W
Subjects
AnecdotesHistoryJuvenile literatureDisastersDisasters, juvenile literatureUnited states, history, juvenile literatureUnited states, history