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Disasters, Accidents, and Crises in American History

DISASTERS ACCIDENTS AND CRISES IN AMERICAN HISTORY

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Encompassing a broad array of events - hurricanes, earthquakes, fires, floods, epidemics, riots, assassinations, rebellions, shipwrecks, collisions, plagues, depressions, explosions, tornadoes, blizzards, poisonings, scandals, bombings, bridge collapses, dam failures, environmental calamities, and others - this volume covers 201 of the most significant calamities and crises in American history. Each chapter focuses on one major catastrophe, examining its cause, initial moment, the sensation of living through it, the immediate and long-range response, and its lasting impact and enduring legacy. Vividly capturing the most haunting and traumatic moments in our nation’s past, <EM>Disasters, Accidents, and Crises in American History</EM> provides a thrilling and informative account of U.S. history.

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Disasters, Accidents, and Crises in American History