Disasters, Accidents, and Crises in American History: A Reference Guide to the Nation's Most Catastrophic EventsInfobase Publishing, 2008 - 481 pages Presents a chronologically-arranged reference to catastrophic events in American history, including natural disasters, economic depressions, riots, murders, and terrorist attacks. |
Contents
Acknowledgments | xi |
Introduction | xii |
Contributors | xvii |
Disasters | 1739 |
Disaster Movies | 2011 |
Worst Of Lists | 2014 |
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| 2035 | |
About the Author | 2046 |
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