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OVER 2000 YEARS OF DEVASTATING EVENTS
25
TRAGIC
MOMENTS THAT
VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS
DEADLY EARTHQUAKES
180
PAGES
OF CAPTIVATING
TRUE STORIES
FEATURING
Deepwater Horizon
San Francisco Earthquake
Tenerife Airport
The Black Death
Hillsborough
CATASTROPHIC CRASHES
Earthquakes. Tsunamis. Volcanic eruptions. Pandemics. Disaster and
devastation has plagued humankind and threatened our survival from
the dawn of our existence. Technological advancements have led to
further tragedy: aviation incidents, oils spills and nuclear meltdowns
that we fight to contain.
Ever since the media began to broadcast events live and globally, we
have experienced an almost unending stream of reportage delivered
right into our homes. But despite this, we still sometimes struggle to
comprehend many aspects of a disaster. How do we measure the scale
of a cataclysm? How does a person respond to such a tragedy? And
what happens once the damage is done and the wave pulls back?
The Book of Disasters takes an in-depth look at some of the most
devastating events throughout history and investigates these
questions. From the destruction of Pompeii and the desolation left
in the wake of the Black Death, to the explosion of the Space Shuttle
Challenger and the plane crash in the Andes that pushed human
endurance its limits, a whole host of modern and historic events are
covered here. Read the stories of eyewitnesses and interviews with
experts in an effort to understand the disasters that altered the course
of human history.
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All About History Book of Disasters
© 2016 Imagine Publishing Ltd
ISBN 9781785463907
Part of the
bookazine series

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