Disasters, Brenda Z. Guiberson
Disasters, Brenda Z. Guiberson
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Disasters
Natural and Man-Made Catastrophes Through the Centuries

Author: Brenda Z. Guiberson

Narrator: Nelson Runger

Unabridged: 6 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 01/25/2013


Synopsis

Natural and man-made disasters have the power to destroy thousands of lives very quickly. Both as they unfold and in the aftermath, these forces of nature astonish the rest of the world with their incredible devastation and magnitude. In this collection of ten well-known catastrophes such as the great Chicago fire, the sinking of the Titanic, and hurricane Katrina, Brenda Guiberson explores the causes and effects, as well as the local and global reverberations of these calamitous events. Highlighted with photographs and drawings, each compelling account tells the story of destruction and devastation, and most especially, the power of mankind to persevere in the face of adversity.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sunday

Read aloud in grades 5-8. 19 million Native Americans died from smallpox. 12 straight days of dust storms destroyed nearly half of the wheat crop in Nebraska. 300,000 people left New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Each chapter in this book details a disaster, providing insight into why these events......more

Goodreads review by Clay

disappointing read - picked it up hoping it would be better than it was..........more