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The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire(Hardback)
Chelsea House Publishers
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01/04/2008
Conditions were harsh in tenement factories all over New York City, but they were especially difficult at one in particular. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, located near the city's Washington Squar...
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The Black Death(Hardback)
Chelsea House Publishers
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01/08/2008
In 1347, Europe was hit by the worst natural disaster in its recorded history: the Black Death. Now believed to be a combination of bubonic plague and two other rarer plague strains, the Black Death...
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The San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906(Hardback)
Chelsea House Publishers
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01/09/2008
At approximately 5:12 am on April 18, 1906, a powerful earthquake ripped through the city of San Francisco. Roadways rose and fell like ocean waves. Crumbling walls and chimneys rained glass and bri...
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The Dust Bowl(Hardback)
Chelsea House Publishers
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01/07/2008
Describes the factors that led to the Dust Bowl conditions, how those affected coped, and what can be learned from the tragedy, considered by many to be one of America's worst prolonged environmenta...
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The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki(Hardback)
Chelsea House Publishers
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01/09/2008
The atomic bomb was a marvel of modern science, but it left a devastating imprint on the world - particularly in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese cities that were chosen as sites for the attacks...
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The "Hindenburg" Disaster of 1937(Hardback)
Chelsea House Publishers
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01/08/2008
On May 6, 1937, the celebrated airship Hindenburg caught fire during its landing in Lakehurst, New Jersey, killing 36 people. The Hindenburg disaster was so great it effectively ended the practice o...
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The Johnstown Flood of 1889(Hardback)
Chelsea House Publishers
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01/09/2008
On May 31, 1889, the people of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, got the surprise of the century, one that claimed the lives of more than 2,200 men, women, and children. In the mountains that overlooked the ...
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Great Historic Disasters Set(Hardback)
Chelsea House Publishers
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01/09/2008
From the sinking of the Titanic to the devastating influenza outbreaks in 1918-1919 to the calamities of Hurricane Katrina and the Indian Ocean tsunami, the disasters in history left a legacy in the...
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