Disasters

Disasters
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Publisher : Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Total Pages : 239
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ISBN-10 : 9781466815216
ISBN-13 : 1466815213
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Book Synopsis Disasters by : Brenda Z. Guiberson

Download or read book Disasters written by Brenda Z. Guiberson and published by Henry Holt and Company (BYR). This book was released on 2010-06-08 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Natural and man-made disasters have the power to destroy thousands of lives very quickly. Both as they unfold and in the aftermath, these forces of nature astonish the rest of the world with their incredible devastation and magnitude. In this collection of ten well-known catastrophes such as the great Chicago fire, the sinking of the Titanic, and hurricane Katrina, Brenda Guiberson explores the causes and effects, as well as the local and global reverberations of these calamitous events. Highlighted with photographs and drawings, each compelling account tells the story of destruction and devastation, and most especially, the power of mankind to persevere in the face of adversity.


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