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  • World Disasters - Krakatoa

    Don Nardo

    Hardcover (Lucent Books, June 1, 1990)
    On August 26, 1883 the people on the Javan and Sumatran coasts were surprised and shocked by the violent eruption of the three cones of the volcano on the island of Krakatoa. The volcanoes exploded in a violent eruption, finally collapsing into the sea.
    R

  • The Titanic

    Thomas Stacey, Chris Miller

    Hardcover (Lucent Books, Sept. 16, 1989)
    An account of the 1912 sinking during her maiden voyage of the luxurious and supposedly unsinkable Titanic, the largest ship in the world at that time.

  • Chernobyl

    Don Nardo, Brian McGovern

    Library Binding (Lucent Books, Jan. 1, 1991)
    Examines the Chernobyl nuclear accident in its historical, cultural, political, and human contexts
    Z

  • The Chicago Fire

    Lois Warburton

    Library Binding (Lucent Books, Sept. 1, 1989)
    An account of the fire that raged for twenty-four hours over much of Chicago in October 1871, destroying property and homes and killing at least 300 people

  • Anatomy of a Volcanic Eruption

    Amie Jane Leavitt

    Paperback (Capstone Press, Aug. 1, 2011)
    As destroyers of cities and creators of islands, volcanoes are as unique as they are destructive. Whether they spew thick ash or pack heavy lava flows, their eruptions are always a force to be reckoned with. Explore the explosive workings of volcanoes, the techniques scientists use to study them, and how people live in the shadows of these explosive landforms.
    U

  • The Irish Potato Famine

    Don Nardo, Brian McGovern

    Library Binding (Lucent Books, Sept. 1, 1990)
    Examines the historical, economic, scientific, and human factors involved in the great famine in Ireland in the nineteenth century
    R

  • The San Francisco Earthquake

    James House

    Library Binding (Lucent Books, Sept. 1, 1989)
    An account of the earthquake of 1906 in San Francisco, during which fires began which raged unchecked over the city, virtually destroying it.
    U

  • Black Death

    Timothy L. Biel, Maurie Manning, Michael Spackman

    Library Binding (Lucent Books, Sept. 1, 1989)
    Describes the social and economic conditions in medieval Europe at the outbreak of the Black Death and the causes and effects of the epidemic.
    T

  • The Armenian Earthquake

    Christopher Engholm, Chris Miller, Maurie Manning

    Library Binding (Lucent Books, Sept. 1, 1989)
    Describes the Armenian earthquake of 1988 and its historical, political, and cultural aspects
    S

  • The Children's Crusade

    Bradley Steffens

    Library Binding (Lucent Books, Oct. 1, 1991)
    Describes the Crusade in 1212 in which hundreds of children traveling from France and Germany to the Holy Land met an unfortunate fate.
    T

  • The Exxon-Valdez Oil Spill

    Tom Schouweiler

    Library Binding (Lucent Books, Oct. 1, 1991)
    Examines the impact of the 1989 Exxon-Valdez oil spill on the environment and people of Prince William Sound and describes the steps taken to minimize the damage and prevent a recurrence.
    U

  • The Dust Bowl

    John Farris, Maurie Manning

    Library Binding (Lucent Books, Sept. 1, 1989)
    Discusses the disastrous drought in the United States during the 1930s which made a "dust bowl" out of a part of the Great Plains, causing great hardship to farmers
    W