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Ship Ablaze

Author : Ed O'Donnell
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0307490874
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Ship Ablaze written by Ed O'Donnell and published by Crown. This book was released on 2008-12-30 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The true story of one of the greatest tragedies in New York history On June 15, 1904, the steamship General Slocum was heading from Manhattan to Long Island Sound when a fire erupted in one of the storage rooms. Faced with an untrained crew, crumbling life jackets, and inaccessible lifeboats, hundreds of terrified passengers--few of which were experienced swimmers--fled into the water. By the time the captain found a safe shore for landing, more than 1000 people had perished. It was New York’s deadliest tragedy prior to September 11, 2001. The only book available on this compelling chapter in the city’s history, Ship Ablaze draws on firsthand accounts to examine why the death toll was so high, how the city responded, and why this event failed to achieve the infamy of the Titanic’s 1912 demise or the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. Masterfully capturing both the horror of the event and heroism of men, women, and children aboard the ship as the inferno spread, historian Edward T. O’Donnell brings to life a bygone community while honoring the victims of that forgotten day.

Ship Ablaze

Author : Ed O'Donnell
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0767909062
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (679 download)

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Download or read book Ship Ablaze written by Ed O'Donnell and published by Crown. This book was released on 2004-06-08 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There were few experienced swimmers among over 1,300 Lower East Side residents who boarded the General Slocum on June 15, 1904. It shouldn’t have mattered, since the steamship was chartered only for a languid excursion from Manhattan to Long Island Sound. But a fire erupted minutes into the trip, forcing hundreds of terrified passengers into the water. By the time the captain found a safe shore for landing, 1,021 had perished. Ship Ablaze draws on firsthand accounts to examine why the death toll was so high and how the city responded. Masterfully capturing both the horror of the event and the heroism of men, women, and children who faced crumbling life jackets and inaccessible lifeboats as the inferno quickly spread, historian Edward T. O’Donnell brings to life a bygone community while honoring the victims of that forgotten day.

Ship of Fire

Author : Michael Cadnum
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1504019709
Total Pages : 149 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Ship of Fire written by Michael Cadnum and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2015-10-06 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young Englishman embarks on history’s most daring naval assault Thomas Spyre wields his rapier like an expert, but his blade has never drawn blood. A surgeon’s apprentice in Elizabethan London, young Thomas spends his days learning the most modern medical techniques—from amputation to bloodletting—and by night he tries to keep his master from gambling away their earnings at bear fights. When a bad bet leaves their purse emptier than ever before, Thomas fears they are destined for the poorhouse. But a strange stroke of luck is about to whisk them away from England toward one of the greatest adventures of all time. Thomas and his master are called upon by Sir Francis Drake, the legendary swashbuckler, to accompany him on a daring raid of the Spanish port of Cadiz. As a surgeon aboard the ship, Thomas will have to learn the nature of manhood, medicine, battle, and espionage—all while the cannons fire.

The Palatine Wreck

Author : Jill Farinelli
Publisher : University Press of New England
ISBN 13 : 1512601179
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (126 download)

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Download or read book The Palatine Wreck written by Jill Farinelli and published by University Press of New England. This book was released on 2017-09-05 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two days after Christmas in 1738, a British merchant ship traveling from Rotterdam to Philadelphia grounded in a blizzard on the northern tip of Block Island, twelve miles off the Rhode Island coast. The ship carried emigrants from the Palatinate and its neighboring territories in what is now southwest Germany. The 105 passengers and crew on board-sick, frozen, and starving-were all that remained of the 340 men, women, and children who had left their homeland the previous spring. They now found themselves castaways, on the verge of death, and at the mercy of a community of strangers whose language they did not speak. Shortly after the wreck, rumors began to circulate that the passengers had been mistreated by the ship's crew and by some of the islanders. The stories persisted, transforming over time as stories do and, in less than a hundred years, two terrifying versions of the event had emerged. In one account, the crew murdered the captain, extorted money from the passengers by prolonging the voyage and withholding food, then abandoned ship. In the other, the islanders lured the ship ashore with a false signal light, then murdered and robbed all on board. Some claimed the ship was set ablaze to hide evidence of these crimes, their stories fueled by reports of a fiery ghost ship first seen drifting in Block Island Sound on the one-year anniversary of the wreck. These tales became known as the legend of the Palatine, the name given to the ship in later years, when its original name had been long forgotten. The flaming apparition was nicknamed the Palatine Light. The eerie phenomenon has been witnessed by hundreds of people over the centuries, and numerous scientific theories have been offered as to its origin. Its continued reappearances, along with the attention of some of nineteenth-century America's most notable writers-among them Richard Henry Dana Sr., John Greenleaf Whittier, Edward Everett Hale, and Thomas Wentworth Higginson-has helped keep the legend alive. This despite evidence that the vessel, whose actual name was the Princess Augusta, was never abandoned, lured ashore, or destroyed by fire. So how did the rumors begin? What really happened to the Princess Augusta and the passengers she carried on her final, fatal voyage? Through years of painstaking research, Jill Farinelli reconstructs the origins of one of New England's most chilling maritime mysteries.

Antiagon Fire

Author : L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1466814179
Total Pages : 509 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)

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Download or read book Antiagon Fire written by L. E. Modesitt, Jr. and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-05-28 with total page 509 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Imager Porfolio is a bestselling and innovative epic fantasy series from L. E. Modesitt, Jr. that RT Book Reviews says “shines with engrossing characters, terrific plotting, and realistic world-building.” Continue the journey with Antiagon Fire. Now a full commander, Quaeryt has a mission to convince the Pharsi High Council to submit to Lord Bhayar's rule, which is key to Bhayar's ambition to unite all of Solidar. Quaeryt leads an army and a handful of imagers deeper into the hostile lands, facing stiff-necked High Holders, attacks by land and sea, and a mysterious order of powerful women who seem to recognize the great destiny that awaits Quareyt, as well as the cost of achieving it. The Imager Portfolio #1 Imager / #2 Imager’s Challenge / #3 Imager’s Intrigue / #4 Scholar / #5 Princeps / #6 Imager’s Battalion / #7 Antiagon Fire / #8 Rex Regis / #9 Madness in Solidar / #10 Treachery’s Tools / #11 Assassin’s Price/ #12 Endgames Other series by this author: The Saga of Recluce The Corean Chronicles The Spellsong Cycle The Ghost Books The Ecolitan Matter At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Asbestos and Fire

Author : Rachel Maines
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 0813570239
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (135 download)

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Download or read book Asbestos and Fire written by Rachel Maines and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2013-08-30 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For much of the industrial era, asbestos was a widely acclaimed benchmark material. During its heyday, it was manufactured into nearly three thousand different products, most of which protected life and property from heat, flame, and electricity. It was used in virtually every industry from hotel keeping to military technology to chemical manufacturing, and was integral to building construction from shacks to skyscrapers in every community across the United States. Beginning in the mid-1960s, however, this once popular mineral began a rapid fall from grace as growing attention to the serious health risks associated with it began to overshadow the protections and benefits it provided. In this thought-provoking and controversial book, Rachel Maines challenges the recent vilification of asbestos by providing a historical perspective on Americans’ changing perceptions about risk. She suggests that the very success of asbestos and other fire-prevention technologies in containing deadly blazes has led to a sort of historical amnesia about the very risks they were supposed to reduce. Asbestos and Fire is not only the most thoroughly researched and balanced look at the history of asbestos, it is also an important contribution to a larger debate that considers how the risks of technological solutions should be evaluated. As technology offers us ever-increasing opportunities to protect and prevent, Maines urges that learning to accept and effectively address the unintended consequences of technological innovations is a growing part of our collective responsibility.

Ablaze

Author : Colleen Swaim
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780764820298
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book Ablaze written by Colleen Swaim and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shares stories of eight young men and women whose selfless heroism and refusal to deny their faith led to their becoming saints of the Christian church, including Saint Teresa of the Andes, Saint Stanislaus Kostka, and Blessed Pedro Calungsod.

Fighting Fire!

Author : Michael L. Cooper
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
ISBN 13 : 1627792074
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (277 download)

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Download or read book Fighting Fire! written by Michael L. Cooper and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2014-03-04 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From colonial times to the modern day, two things have remained constant in American history: the destructive power of fires and the bravery of those who fight them. Fighting Fire! brings to life ten of the deadliest infernos this nation has ever endured: the great fires of Boston, New York, Chicago, Baltimore, and San Francisco, the disasters of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, the General Slocum, and the Cocoanut Grove nightclub, the wildfire of Witch Creek in San Diego County, and the catastrophe of 9/11. Each blaze led to new firefighting techniques and technologies, yet the struggle against fires continues to this day. With historical images and a fast-paced text, this is both an exciting look at firefighting history and a celebration of the human spirit.

A Foreign Voyage

Author : John T. Grider
Publisher : UJ Press
ISBN 13 : 1920382895
Total Pages : 325 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book A Foreign Voyage written by John T. Grider and published by UJ Press. This book was released on 2017-04-24 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: JOHN GRIDER joined the Institute for Reconciliation and Social Justice at the University of the Free State as a Research Fellow in November 2015. He recently completed this captivating project, which investigates the complex interplay between gender, class and race sourced from the narratives of men who found themselves working in the transforming Pacific maritime industry during the mid-nineteenth century.

A Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Merchant Marine and Shipping Industry

Author : Rene De La Pedraja
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313035024
Total Pages : 769 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book A Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Merchant Marine and Shipping Industry written by Rene De La Pedraja and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1994-08-23 with total page 769 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A foremost authority has written the first comprehensive reference about the U.S. Merchant Marine and American shipping from the introduction of steamships to today's diesel containerships--showing the impact of politics, economics, and technology on maritime history during the last two centuries. Over 500 entries describe people, private companies, business and labor groups, engineering and technological developments, government agencies, terms, key laws, landmark cases, issues, events, and ships of note. Short lists of references for further reading accompany these entries. Appendices include a chronology, diagrams of government organizations, and lists of business and labor groups by founding dates. An unusually extensive index lends itself to the varying research interests of students, teachers, and professionals in maritime and economic history, business-labor-government relations, and military studies.

Forged in Fire

Author : Aaron M. Fleming
Publisher : Next Chapter
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1103 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (661 download)

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Download or read book Forged in Fire written by Aaron M. Fleming and published by Next Chapter. This book was released on 2023-05-30 with total page 1103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of three fantasy novels by Aaron M. Fleming, B.R. Stateham & James Fuller, now available in one volume! Kingmaker: Hunter, a former soldier turned monk, and his partner Chekwe embark on a daring quest to steal Kingmaker, an enchanted sword of immense power, from the clutches of the oppressive Kistrill Empire. Along the way, they must navigate treacherous jungles and evade relentless enemies, including Hunter's determined sister Tennea and the resilient widow Dahlia. With the fate of kingdoms hanging in the balance, can Hunter protect Kingmaker while battling his inner demons, and resisting the allure of the sword's mysterious powers? Evil Arises: Roland of the High Crags is a warrior monk dedicated to protecting humanity from the forces of evil. For centuries, the Bretan monks have fought valiantly against the Dragon armies, but now Roland faces a new challenge. He is tasked with raising a young dragon princess, the ultimate weapon designed to annihilate humanity. Yet, Roland sees a glimmer of hope and dares to defy the prophecy, turning the tables on the gods themselves. In a world filled with treachery and betrayal, Roland embarks on an epic adventure to end the eternal war and forge a new path forward. Queen of the Seas: In a world ruled by men and gold, Callisto was no fool. If she wanted something, she had to take it by any means necessary, and it was because of her bold, unruly nature that everything she had dreamed for had changed. The life of a pirate had never been her dream, until the moment she seized control of the Poseidon’s Fury. Right there and then, it had become her destiny. One she had been born for. Chosen for. And one which men had begun to fear.

Games of Fire Trilogy

Author : Autumn M. Birt
Publisher : AmWritingFantasy
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1724 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Games of Fire Trilogy written by Autumn M. Birt and published by AmWritingFantasy. This book was released on 2018-01-15 with total page 1724 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Success will destroy elemental magic. Failure condemns this world and the next. Pick up the award-winning series, nominated for Best Book of 2017 and winner of Best Worldbuilding, and enter a story described as “Brilliantly contrived and beautifully executed, it reminds us why we love the genre” and, “This was pure magic and 'Epic Fantasy' at its very best.” Six months after a tragic war, the world of Myrrah has found peace. But many of the heroes have not. When Zhao’s reluctant homecoming sparks a battle over the fate of Elementals among his people, he calls on his friends for help only to find they are busy with new problems of their own. And one has the potential to end all magic. For nearly destroying the world in an ancient war, the Ashanti were cursed by the Goddess Mhyrah with lifespans of less than a decade. To regain normal lives for his people, Beh’kana, the Ashanti King, will defy the traditions handed down since the dawn of time, even if that means rekindling an ancient feud—one that nearly destroyed the world before it fully began. His quest to conquer death and gain control of the source of all elemental magic—the spirit realm—threatens to burn the world to ashes. Lavinia did not seek to be named Guardian of the Spheres when she touched each to gain control of elemental power. But now that choice has propelled her to being the key to stopping the Ashanti. She controls the gates that allow magic into the world, and she must close them to prevent the Ashanti from crossing into the spirit realm and gaining power beyond imagination—enough to enslave or destroy the world they once sought to rule. But with the closure of each gate, an elemental power is lost, and those who stand against the Ashanti are less able to fight a threat that seeks control over life and death. Welcome back to the world of Myrrah, full of elemental magic and epic fantasy adventure! The fate of the world hangs in the balance, and the sacrifice to save it might be elemental magic. Discover this exhilarating tale that has received praise such as “It is the sort of read that reminds us how great fantasy can be.” and, “Strong characters and a beautiful world hold up a fine story. We love Ms. Birt’s work, we only wish we’d found her sooner.” The Games of Fire Trilogy bundle contains all three books of the series: Spark of Defiance, Fantasia Reviews 2017 nominated book of the Year Gates of Fire & Earth, and A New Goddess PLUS the Untold Stories of the World of Myrrah that contains novellas and short stories set in the same world (and often featuring familiar characters!).

World Disasters

Author : Keith Eastlake
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136742573
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (367 download)

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Download or read book World Disasters written by Keith Eastlake and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2001-05 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating book looks at some of the most horrifying and noteworthy disasters to have occurred around the world. More than 200 disasters involving aircraft, ships and trains as well as fires are analysed in detail, accompanied by 500 photographs. The entries, which are arranged chronologically, explain the background to each incident, the event itself, and the search for causes and culprits. The volume also contains a wide-ranging introduction, a bibliography, and a comprehensive index.

Favorite Sons of Civil War Kentucky

Author : Bryan S. Bush
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439663602
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)

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Download or read book Favorite Sons of Civil War Kentucky written by Bryan S. Bush and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2017-11-06 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the Civil War broke out, thousands of Kentuckians struggled to maintain the state's neutrality in deciding which side to support. Although Kentucky was a slaveholding state, most of the population did not wish to secede from the Union. More than 140,000 Kentucky solders fought on both sides, in the Eastern and Western Theaters. Some of those who emerged from these battlegrounds are among the state's favorite local heroes. Join historian and author Bryan S. Bush as he recounts the journeys of these brave men who fought to build and maintain the legacy of the Bluegrass State.

United States Merchant Marine Casualties of World War II, rev ed.

Author : Robert M. Browning, Jr.
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786484977
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book United States Merchant Marine Casualties of World War II, rev ed. written by Robert M. Browning, Jr. and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-02-10 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. merchant marine played a critical, though often overlooked, role in World War II. This reference work provides a brief narrative of each of the recorded attacks on American-flagged merchant ships, as well as an accounting of the men and the ships, which were a part of this worldwide conflict. In addition to the wealth of data on the ships, their crews and cargoes, it depicts the exciting and often violent story of the hundreds of enemy attacks on convoys and lone merchant vessels. Evident within the narrative is the gallantry and sacrifice of naval gun crews and the merchant crewmen.

Brassey's Naval Annual

Author : Earl Thomas Allnutt Brassey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 542 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book Brassey's Naval Annual written by Earl Thomas Allnutt Brassey and published by . This book was released on 1945 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Scharnhorst and Gneisenau

Author : Born in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1995, Daniel Knowles has been interested in history from a young age. The main focus of his historical interest is the Second World War. In July 2016, he graduated with an Honours degree in History and Politics from the University of Northumbria. His university dissertation was written on the changing perceptions to the wartime role played by RAF Bomber Command.
Publisher : Fonthill Media
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Book Synopsis Scharnhorst and Gneisenau by : Born in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1995, Daniel Knowles has been interested in history from a young age. The main focus of his historical interest is the Second World War. In July 2016, he graduated with an Honours degree in History and Politics from the University of Northumbria. His university dissertation was written on the changing perceptions to the wartime role played by RAF Bomber Command.

Download or read book Scharnhorst and Gneisenau written by Born in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1995, Daniel Knowles has been interested in history from a young age. The main focus of his historical interest is the Second World War. In July 2016, he graduated with an Honours degree in History and Politics from the University of Northumbria. His university dissertation was written on the changing perceptions to the wartime role played by RAF Bomber Command. and published by Fonthill Media. This book was released on 2023-08-04 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In February 1942, six Swordfish armed with torpedoes encountered heavy anti-aircraft fire in the English Channel and were shot down but not before two torpedoes were launched at a German battleship sailing at high speed. This attack was part of a wider British effort to stop the battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau from making their way back to Germany. The Scharnhorst is one of the most famous capital ships to have served with the Kriegsmarine. Yet she and her sister ship Gneisenau have been largely overshadowed by the Bismarck and Tirpitz, despite the fact that they played a more proactive role in the Second World War and were Germany’s most successful battleships. This book provides an authoritative and informative look at the Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, the first capital ships of the Kriegsmarine, from their conception through the first successful years of the Second World War to their respective losses. This is a detailed account of naval warfare against the Royal Navy off the coast of Norway and the war against Allied commerce from the German perspective.