| Massachusetts Disasters: True Stories of Tragedy and Survival Contributor(s): Pletcher, Larry (Author) |
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ISBN: 0762739886 ISBN-13: 9780762739882 Publisher: Globe Pequot Press OUR PRICE: $12.56 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2006 Annotation: It's only human to be fascinated by disasters--and uplifted by reports of survival in the face of overwhelming circumstances. Larry Pletcher takes you back to Massachusetts's most catastrophic events, vividly re-creating the moments that changed the Bay State forever. The twenty-one true stories in Massachusetts Disasters are a chilling reminder to expect the unexpected and to respect the powerful, often deadly forces of nature. Experience the drama of: Boston's fight from the brink of destruction during the great fire of 1872 The blizzard of 1888--New England's benchmark winter storm The 1919 deadly rupture of a two-million-gallon container of molassaes The 1942 Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire that took nearly 500 lives The 1956 rescue of the passengers and crew of the Andrea Doria The underground miracle in the 1990 AMTRAK crash |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - New England (ct, Ma, Me, Nh, Ri, Vt) - Social Science | Disasters & Disaster Relief |
| Dewey: 974.4 |
| LCCN: 2006017418 |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 6.04" W x 8.98" (0.82 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Twenty of Massachusetts' most catastrophic incidents due to natural and other causes are recounted here. Featured are the 1874 Mill River flood, the blizzard of 1888, the Great Molasses Flood of 1919 in Boston's North End, the 1953 Worcester tornado, and four shipwrecks, including the crash of the passenger steamer City of Columbus off Martha's Vineyard in January 1884. |