Pennsylvania disasters : true stories of tragedy and survival / Karen Ivory.

True accounts of major disasters in Texas 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 cir...

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Online Access: Full text (Emerson users only)
Main Author: Ivory, Karen (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Guilford, Connecticut : Globe Pequot, [2015]
Edition:Second edition.
Series:Disasters series.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
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Summary:True accounts of major disasters in Texas 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.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations, map
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781493013210
1493013211