| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations, map |
| Series |
Disasters series |
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Disasters series.
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| Contents |
Introduction; CHAPTER 1; The Yellow Fever Epidemic (1793); CHAPTER 2; The Great Pittsburgh Fire (1845); CHAPTER 3; The Camp Hill and Shohola Collisions (1856, 1864); CHAPTER 4; The Johnstown Flood (1889); CHAPTER 5; Coal Mine Calamities (1904, 1907, 1908); CHAPTER 6; Harrisburg Rail Yard Explosion (1905); CHAPTER 7; The Boyertown Opera House Fire (1908); CHAPTER 8; Eddystone and Oakdale Explosions (1917, 1918); CHAPTER 9; The Chester Bridge Collapse (1921); CHAPTER 10; The Crash of the Congressional Limited (1943); CHAPTER 11; The Donora Smog Crisis (1948); CHAPTER 12 |
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The Wreck of the Phillies Special (1962)CHAPTER 13; Underground Centralia Fires (Since 1962); CHAPTER 14; Hurricane Agnes (1972); CHAPTER 15; Legionnaire's Disease Outbreak (1976); CHAPTER 16; Three Mile Island (1979); CHAPTER 17; The Deadly MOVE Confrontation (1985); CHAPTER 18; Tornado Outbreak (1985); CHAPTER 19; The Schoolyard Crash That Killed a Senator (1991); CHAPTER 20; The Crash of USAir Flight 427 (1994); CHAPTER 21; First the Snow, Then the Floods (1996); CHAPTER 22; The Crash of United Flight 93 (2001); CHAPTER 23; Quecreek Mine Rescue (2002); Bibliography; About the Author |
| Summary |
True accounts of major disasters in Texas history are retold in this engagingly written collection. From the Johnstown floods of 1889 to the heroic actions on United Flight 193 on 9/11, Pennsylvania has been home to some of the nation's most dramatic moments. Each story reveals not only the circumstances surrounding the disaster and the magnitude of the devastation but also the courage and ingenuity displayed by those who survived and the heroism of those who helped others, often risking their own lives in rescue efforts |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed July 14, 2015) |
| Subject |
Disasters -- Pennsylvania
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Natural disasters -- Pennsylvania
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Accidents -- Pennsylvania -- History
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
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Accidents
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Disasters
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Natural disasters
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| SUBJECT |
Pennsylvania -- History, Local
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| Subject |
Pennsylvania
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Local history
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781493013210 |
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1493013211 |
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