501 most devastating disasters edited by Emma Hill ; published by Polly Manguel.
By: Hill, Emma.
Contributor(s): Manguel, Polly.
Series: 501 series.Publisher: London Bounty Books 2010Description: 544 pages color illustrations 23 x 20 cm.ISBN: 9780753719589.Subject(s): Disasters | Disasters -- History | CatastropheDDC classification: Res. 904 H6451f 2010Item type | Current location | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Book | Grade School Library | Grade School Library | Reserve | Res. 904 H6451f 2010 (Browse shelf) | Available | GS3135 |
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Introduction --
Natural --
Sports --
Transport --
Conflagrations --
Health --
Political --
Economic --
Commercial --
Military --
Industrial --
Engineering --
Humanitarian --
Environmental & Ecological --
Terrorism --
Massacres --
Consequences --
Index.
This book takes you through the devastating events that changed our planet and our lives. It is divided into sections covering significant moments from the Antioch Earthquake in 526 AD to the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008 and the Afghan Elections in 2009.
900-999 History & geography