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Author
Series
Publisher
Chelsea House Pub
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
120 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the development and early flights of airships and the disastrous explosion of the passenger airship, Hindenberg, at a New Jersey airfield on May 6, 1937, in which thirty-six people were killed.
4) The Titanic
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
120 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the large luxury liner that sunk after colliding with an iceberg in 1912, focusing on the lifeboat rescue of the surviving passengers and the inquiry after the tragedy that brought about additional regulations in maintaining safety on passenger ships.
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
120 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
A detailed history of two disasters that befell London, England: the Great Plague of 1665 in which it is estimated that at least 70,000 died, and the Great Fire of 1666, which destroyed four-fifths of the city.
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
120 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents a history of disasters involving nuclear submarines, including the Thresher, the Scorpion, and the Kursk, and explores how the investigation of these accidents can lead to safety reform.
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