Fifty Great Disasters And Tragedies That Shocked The World

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Heroes of Postman's Park

Author : Dr John Price
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750964685
Total Pages : 467 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book Heroes of Postman's Park written by Dr John Price and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2015-06-01 with total page 467 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Watts Memorial to Heroic Self-Sacrifice in Postman's Park, London, is a Victorian monument containing fifty-four ceramic plaques commemorating sixty-two individuals, each of whom lost their own life while attempting to save another. Every plaque tells a tragic and moving story, but the short narratives do little more than whet the appetite and stimulate the imagination about the lives and deaths of these brave characters. Based upon extensive historical research, this book will, for the first time, provide a full and engaging account of the dramatic circumstances behind each of the incidents, and reveal the vibrant and colourful lives led by those who tragically died.

Washed Away

Author : Geoff Williams
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1639361383
Total Pages : 359 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (393 download)

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Download or read book Washed Away written by Geoff Williams and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-11-15 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The incredible story of a flood of near-biblical proportions -- its destruction, its heroes and victims, and how it shaped America's natural-disaster policies for the next century. The storm began March 23, 1913, with a series of tornadoes that killed 150 people and injured 400. Then the freezing rains started and the flooding began. It continued for days. Some people drowned in their attics, others on the roads when they tried to flee. It was the nation's most widespread flood ever—more than 700 people died, hundreds of thousands of homes and buildings were destroyed, and millions were left homeless. The destruction extended far beyond the Ohio valley to Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, New York, New Jersey, and Vermont. Fourteen states in all, and every major and minor river east of the Mississippi. In the aftermath, flaws in America's natural disaster response system were exposed, echoing today's outrage over Katrina. People demanded change. Laws were passed, and dams were built. Teams of experts vowed to develop flood control techniques for the region and stop flooding for good. So far those efforts have succeeded. It is estimated that in the Miami Valley alone, nearly 2,000 floods have been prevented, and the same methods have been used as a model for flood control nationwide and around the world.

The Clique

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1638 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Clique written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 1638 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Antiquarian Bookman

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 2182 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Antiquarian Bookman written by and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page 2182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Subject Index of Modern Books Acquired, 1941-1945

Author : British Museum. Department of Printed Books
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1192 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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General Catalogue of Printed Books

Author : British Museum. Department of Printed Books
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 492 pages
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Download or read book General Catalogue of Printed Books written by British Museum. Department of Printed Books and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Headpress

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 108 pages
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General catalogue of printed books

Author : British museum. Dept. of printed books
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 492 pages
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Download or read book General catalogue of printed books written by British museum. Dept. of printed books and published by . This book was released on 1931 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Subject Index of Modern Books Acquired 1881/1900-.

Author : British Museum. Department of Printed Books
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1196 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Subject Index of Modern Books Acquired 1881/1900-. written by British Museum. Department of Printed Books and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 1196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Sea Disasters

Author : Rhoda Nottridge
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781568470849
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book Sea Disasters written by Rhoda Nottridge and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounts some of history's most tragic accidents at sea, including sinkings, fires, and oil spills.

Subject Index of the Modern Works Added to the British Museum Library

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1194 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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The Kent Bibliography

Author : Winifred F. Bergess
Publisher : Library Association London and Home Counties Branch
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 390 pages
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Download or read book The Kent Bibliography written by Winifred F. Bergess and published by Library Association London and Home Counties Branch. This book was released on 1981 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Subject Index of Modern Books Acquired

Author : British Library
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1192 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (21 download)

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Download or read book Subject Index of Modern Books Acquired written by British Library and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 1192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Subject Index of Modern Books Acquired

Author : British Museum
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1192 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book Subject Index of Modern Books Acquired written by British Museum and published by . This book was released on 1941 with total page 1192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Subject Index of the Modern Works Added to the Library of the British Museum in the Years ...

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1420 pages
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Subject Index of the Modern Works Added to the British Museum Library, 1936-1940

Author : British Museum. Department of Printed Books
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1376 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book Subject Index of the Modern Works Added to the British Museum Library, 1936-1940 written by British Museum. Department of Printed Books and published by . This book was released on 1944 with total page 1376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Century of Man-Made Disasters

Author : Nigel Blundell
Publisher : Pen and Sword History
ISBN 13 : 9781526748683
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (486 download)

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Download or read book A Century of Man-Made Disasters written by Nigel Blundell and published by Pen and Sword History. This book was released on 2019-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a catalog of disaster - literally. Within its pages are the major man-made calamities that shocked the world throughout the twentieth century. It was a period during which the power and scale of industrialization changed the planet, an unforeseen consequence being the creation of more human-created catastrophes than ever before experienced. The events recorded here include the needless carnage of history's worst air disaster when two jumbo jets collided on the island of Tenerife. We recall the horrors of Aberfan, the Welsh village in which schoolchildren were buried alive. The story of the explosion aboard the Challenger space shuttle reveals how warnings that were ignored led to the deaths of seven astronauts. And we report on the failings that caused the nuclear nightmare at Chernobyl, a poisonous blot on the face of the globe. These and the other misadventures in this book were all man-made and, it seems, just waiting to happen. A further link between these horrific events is that they were all caused by either folly or greed - or both. But despite the tales of monstrous misfortune, many also produced heart-lifting stories of human resilience, selflessness, sacrifice and heroism.