Massachusetts Disasters - True Stories of Tragedy and Survival

Informationen zum Autor By Larry Pletcher Klappentext It's only human to be fascinated by disasters-and uplifted by reports of survival in the face of overwhelming circumstances. Larry Pletcher takes you back to Massachusetts's most catastrophic events, vividly re-creating the moments that changed the Bay State forever. The twenty-one true stories in Massachusetts Disasters are a chilling reminder to expect the unexpected and to respect the powerful, often deadly forces of nature.Experience the drama of: Boston's fight from the brink of destruction during the great fire of 1872 The blizzard of 1888-New England's benchmark winter stormThe 1919 deadly rupture of a two-million-gallon container of molassaesThe 1942 Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire that took nearly 500 livesThe 1956 rescue of the passengers and crew of the Andrea DoriaThe underground miracle in the 1990 AMTRAK crash Zusammenfassung Twenty of Massachusetts' most catastrophic incidents due to natural and other causes are recounted here. Featured are the 1874 Mill River flood! the blizzard of 1888! the Great Molasses Flood of 1919 in Boston's North End! and four shipwrecks.

Product details

• Authors: Larry Pletcher
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.2006
• EAN: 9780762739882
• ISBN: 978-0-7627-3988-2
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Disasters Series; Disasters (Insiders' Guide); Disasters Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous