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America's Great Disasters

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ISBN-10: 0060291087

ISBN-13: 9780060291082

Edition: 2002

Authors: Martin W. Sandler, Martin W. Sandler

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For more than two centuries, Americans have proven themselves to be courageous and strong. These qualities are never more important than in the face of nature's destructive forces or the dangers brought about by the innovations of the industrial revolution. The San Francisco earthquake, which reduced much of the city to rubble; the sinking of the steamship Sultana, the worst American maritime disaster of all time; and the Johnston flood, which washed away an entire town, are only a few of the calamities to have befallen this country. Through the use of photographs, engravings, and newspaper clippings that detail some of the worst disasters ever to confront this country, author Martin W.…    
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Book details

List price: $18.89
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 5/6/2003
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 96
Size: 8.75" wide x 11.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.364
Language: English

Martin W. Sandler is the author of Lincoln Through the Lens and The Dust Bowl Through the Lens. He has won five Emmy Awards for his writing for television and is the author of more than sixty books, two of which have been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Among Sandler's other books are the six volumes in his award-winning Library of Congress American History Series for Young People, a series which has sold more than 500,000 copies. Other books by Mr. Sandler include: Island of Hope: The Story of Ellis Island, Trapped in Ice, The Story of American Photography, The Vaqueros, America: A Celebration, and This Was America. Martin Sandler has taught American history and American studies at the…    

Disasters at Sea: The Sultana Explosion
Flood: Rising Waters: The Johnstown Flood
Droughts and Dust: Disaster from the Parched Earth: The Dust Bowl
Fire: The Ever-Present Danger: The Wisconsin Forest Fire
Hurricanes: Nature's Fury Unleashed: The Galveston Hurricane
Blizzards: Disasters from the Sky: The Blizzard of '88
Disease: Nature's Greatest Disaster: The Influenza Epidemic of 1918-19
Earthquakes: The Restless Earth: The San Francisco Earthquake
Volcanoes: Danger from Beneath the Earth: The Mount St. Helens Eruption