Pennsylvania disasters : true stories of tragedy and survival /

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 cir...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ivory, Karen (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Guilford, Connecticut : Globe Pequot, [2015]
Edición:Second edition.
Colección:Disasters series.
Temas:
Disasters > Pennsylvania.
Natural disasters > Pennsylvania.
Accidents > Pennsylvania > History.
Catastrophes > Pennsylvanie.
Catastrophes naturelles > Pennsylvanie.
Accidents > Pennsylvanie > Histoire.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
Accidents
Disasters
Natural disasters
Pennsylvania > History, Local.
Pennsylvanie > Histoire locale.
Pennsylvania
History
Local history
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource : illustrations, map
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781493013210
1493013211

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