Pennsylvania Disasters
True Stories of Tragedy and Survival
2nd Edition
Published on 15. July 2015
256 pages
978-1-4930-1321-0 (ISBN)
Description
True accounts of major disasters in Pennsylvania history are retold in this engagingly written collection. From the Johnstown floods of 1889 to the heroic actions on United Flight 193 on 9/11, Pennsylvania has been home to some of the nation's most dramatic moments. Each story reveals not only the circumstances surrounding the disaster and the magnitude of the devastation but also the courage and ingenuity displayed by those who survived and the heroism of those who helped others, often risking their own lives in rescue efforts.
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Edition
2nd Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
File size
7,82 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4930-1321-0 (9781493013210)
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09/2015
2nd Edition
Globe Pequot Press
€16.30
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Person
Karen Ivory, a former broadcast journalist in Philadelphia and New York, is a freelance writer happily based in the City of Brotherly Love.
