Disaster, disaster, disaster : catastrophes which changed laws /

Eye-witness accounts of disasters in the U.S. from the Chicago fire in 1871 to the Air collision over Grand Canyon in 1956.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Newton, Douglas, 1920-2001 (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : F. Watts, [1961]
Subjects:

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