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Books in History's Greatest Disasters series

  • The Biggest Shipwrecks

    Connie Rose Miller

    Paperback (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2018)
    Humans mastered the science of shipbuilding thousands of years ago. But it’s not always smooth sailing on the high seas. Get the details of some of the most disastrous shipwrecks of our times.
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  • The San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906

    Louise Chipley Slavicek

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, Sept. 1, 2008)
    Each book in this series begins with historical context to depict life in the time and place of the featured event, builds to a vivid description of the disaster, discusses the aftermath, and then analyzes the way the disaster changed history and impacted the future.
  • The Hindenburg Disaster

    Matt Doeden, Charles Barnett III, Steve Erwin

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2006)
    Describes the events of the Hindenburg airship disaster. Written in graphic-novel format.
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  • The Attack on Pearl Harbor

    Jane Sutcliffe, Bob Lentz

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2006)
    Tells the story of the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and the United States' reaction to the event. Written in graphic-novel format.
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  • The Great Chicago Fire of 1871

    Paul Bennie

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Publications, May 1, 2008)
    This series tells the stories of important historical disasters and explains their impact and the reforms they spurred. Each book begins with the historical context of the event, building to a vivid description of the disaster, and then analyzes the aftermath and the way the disaster changed history.
  • The Dust Bowl

    Ronald A Reis

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Publications, July 1, 2008)
    This series tells the story of important historical disasters and explains their impact and the reforms they spurred. Each narrative begins with the historical context of the event, discusses the event in detail, the aftermath, and then analyses the way the disaster changed history and impacted the future.
  • The Hindenburg Disaster of 1937

    William W Lace

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Publications, Aug. 1, 2008)
    This series tells the story of important historical disasters and explains their impact and the reforms they spurred. Each narrative begins with the historical context of the event, discusses the event in detail, the aftermath, and then analyses the way the disaster changed history and impacted the future.
  • THE JOHNSTOWN FLOOD OF 1889

    Rachel A Koestler-Grack

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Publications, Aug. 16, 2008)
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  • The Challenger Explosion

    Heather Adamson, Brian Bascle

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2006)
    Tells the story of Christa McAuliffe and the six other NASA astronauts who lost their lives in the Challenger space shuttle disaster on January 28, 1986. Written in graphic-novel format.
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  • The Great Chicago Fire of 1871

    Kay Melchisedech Olson, Charles Barnett III, Phil Miller

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2006)
    Discover the story of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, an inferno that forever changed the city's skyline, in this epic graphic novel! Dramatic illustrations and fast-paced text provide a "you-are-there" experience. With extensive back matter, including a bibliography, extended reading list, glossary, and further Internet sources, young readers will gobble up this action-packed comic book about one of history's most compelling disasters.
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  • The Apollo 13 Mission

    Donald B. Lemke, Keith Tucker

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2006)
    Tells the dramatic story of the rescue of the Apollo 13 astronauts. Written in graphic-novel format.
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  • The Donner Party

    Scott R. Welvaert, Charles Barnett III, Ron Frenz

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2006)
    Tells the story of the Donner Party's struggle to reach California despite harsh weather and starvation. Written in graphic novel format.
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