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Informationen zum Autor By Ellsworth S. Grant Klappentext It's only human to be fascinated by disasters-and uplifted by reports of survival in the face of overwhelming circumstances. History writer Ellsworth S. Grant takes you back to Connecticut's most catastrophic events, vividly re-creating the moments that changed the Nutmeg State forever. The twenty-two true stories in Connecticut Disasters are a chilling reminder to expect the unexpected and to respect the powerful, often deadly forces of nature. Experience the drama of:Benedict Arnold's traitorous burning of New London in 1781 The fight for survival and liberty waged by enslaved Africans aboard the AmistadThe blizzard of 1888-New England's benchmark winter stormThe great 1938 hurricane that tore apart more than 700 shoreline homesThe 1944 Hartford fire that engulfed a circus tent, killing 168The 1978 collapse of the Hartford Civic Center-just hours after an event Zusammenfassung Dramatic retellings of twenty true events! including the Moodus earthquake of 1791! the Norwalk train wreck of 1853! the Great Hurricane of 1938! and the Great Hartford Circus Fire of 1944. Inhaltsverzeichnis (1) Preface (2) The Burning of New London, 1871 (3) The Moodus Earthquake, 1791 (4) The Raid on Essex, 1814 (5) Deadly Steamboats, 1833 and 1840 (6) The Ill-Fated Farmington Canal, 1835 (7) The Amistad Affair, 1839 (8) The Norwalk Train Wreck, 1853 (9) The Fales & Gray Explosion (10) The Colt Armory Fire, 1864 (11) The Tariffville Bridge Wreck, 1878 (12) The Great Blizzard, 1888 (13) The Park Central Explosion, 1889 (14) The Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919 (15) The Great Flood, 1936 (16) The Great Hurricane, 1938 (17) The Hartford Circus Fire, 1944 (18) Hurricanes Connie and Diane, 1955 (19) The Cathedral Fire, 1956 (20) The Hartford Hospital Fire, 1961 (21) Connecticut River Pollution, 1965 (22) Buildings Collapse, 1978 and 1987 (23) Highway Tragedies, 1983 and 2005 (24) Bibliography (25) About the Author...
