Massachusetts Disasters
True Stories Of Tragedy And Survival
Published on 1. August 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-0-7627-3988-2 (ISBN)
Description
Twenty of Massachusetts' most catastrophic incidents due to natural and other causes are recounted here. Featured are the 1874 Mill River flood, the blizzard of 1888, the Great Molasses Flood of 1919 in Boston's North End, the 1953 Worcester tornado, and four shipwrecks, including the crash of the passenger steamer City of Columbus off Martha's Vineyard in January 1884.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Old Saybrook
United States
Publishing group
Rowman & Littlefield
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
372 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7627-3988-2 (9780762739882)
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Larry Pletcher has investigated the natural treasures and history of New England for nearly thirty years. After graduating from Princeton University and receiving an advanced degree from UCLA, Larry returned east and combined a professional career with freelance writing, photography, and avid exploration. A resident of Warner, New Hampshire, where he lives with his wife and daughter, Larry has called an old New England farmhouse home since 1975. He is the author of It Happened in Massachusetts and several outdoor recreation guides.
Content
(1) The Sinking of the Maritana, 1861 (2) The Wreck of the Eveline Treat, 1865 (3) Crash on the Eastern Railroad, 1871 (4) The Great Boston Fire, 1872 (5) Failure of the Williamsburg Dam, 1874 (6) The City of Columbus Tragedy, 1884 (7) The Collapse of Bussey Bridge, 1887 (8) Trapped by a Blizzard, 1888 (9) The Spanish Influenza, 1918 (10) U-Boat Attack on Cape Cod (11) The Great Molasses Flood, 1919 (12) The Failure of the Wheeler Dam, 1927 (13) The Connecticut River Floods, 1936 (14) The New England Hurricane, 1938 (15) The Cocoanut Grove Fire, 1942 (16) The Worcestor Tornado, 1953 (17) The Sinking of the Andrea Doria, 1956 (18) Building Collapse in Brighton, 1971 (19) The Sinking of the Argo Merchant, 1976 (20) The Great Whiteout, 1978 (21) Collision at Back Bay Station, 1990 (22) Bibliography (23) About the Author