Books in Great Historic Disasters series

On December 26, 2004, a gigantic earthquake ripped apart the floor of the Indian Ocean off the coast of Sumatra. The force of the quake, sent a tsunami, in all directions toward unprotected shores and unwarned populations. This title shows how the earthquake and tsunami changed the way nations are tracking natural-disaster warnings.

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.

On April 14, 1912, the world's largest luxury liner - the Titanic - struck an iceberg and sank miles to the ocean floor below. This work includes information about the steamship, from her building and construction, her crew and passengers, and her fate with an iceberg, to the effect this tragedy had on the shipping industry and the world.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Title: The Johnstown Flood of 1889 <>Binding: Library Binding <>Author: RachelA.Koestler-Grack <>Publisher: ChelseaHousePublications

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.

On August 29, 2005, the tropical hurricane known as Katrina made landfall at an area just 70 miles to the southeast of New Orleans, tearing the roofs off of buildings and tossing boats like confetti. This work explains how the disaster stands among the worst in United States history, killing more than 1,600 people, and destroying 200,000 homes.

Conditions were harsh in tenement factories all over New York City, but they were especially difficult at one in particular. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, located near the city's Washington Square Park, made history on March 25, 1911, when a devastating fire destroyed the top three floors of the building in which it was located.