America's great disasters : by Martin Sandler.
Examines the causes and effects of such American disasters as the sinking of the steamboat Sultana in 1871, the Johnstown Flood, the Dust Bowl, the influenza epidemic of 1918-1919, and the Exxon Valdez oil spill.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
HarperCollinsPublishers,
[2003]
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Online Access: | Publisher description |
| Summary: | Examines the causes and effects of such American disasters as the sinking of the steamboat Sultana in 1871, the Johnstown Flood, the Dust Bowl, the influenza epidemic of 1918-1919, and the Exxon Valdez oil spill. |
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| Physical Description: | 95 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm. |
| Awards: | Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2004. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 95). |
| ISBN: | 0060291079 0060291087 (lib. bdg.) |