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  • Disaster on the Potomac

    The Last Run of the Steamboat Wawaset

    Serier serie Disaster
    For passengers of the steamboat Wawaset, August 8, 1873, began with a pleasant cruise from Washington, D.C., down the Potomac River. As the Wawaset came into sight of a small Virginia landing, fire broke out below decks, and frantic passengers leapt from the flames only to be pulled down by the swift waters. Author Alvin F. Oickle puts a human face to the tragedy as he profiles some of the seventy ... Læs mere

    82,92 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Disaster in Lawrence

    The Fall of the Pemberton Mill

    Serier serie Disaster
    The destruction was unimaginable. Workers in nearby factories watched with horror as the Pemberton Mill buckled and then collapsed, trapping more than six hundred workers, many of them women and children. Word of the disaster spread quickly and volunteers rushed to the scene. As survivors called out for help, a lantern fell, and within minutes fire engulfed the building, burning those trapped ... Læs mere

    82,63 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Disaster on Lake Erie

    The 1841 Wreck of the Steamship Erie

    Serier serie Disaster
    On August 9, 1841, the steamship Erie, one of the most elegant and fastest sailing between Buffalo and Chicago, departed carrying 340 passengers. Many were Swiss and German immigrants, planning to start new lives in America's heartland most never made it. The Erie erupted in flames during the night, and despite the heroic efforts of the crew of the Dewitt Clinton, 254 lives were lost. As news of ... Læs mere

    83,51 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • The Cedar Keys Hurricane of 1896: Disaster at Dawn

    Serier serie Disaster
    Families watched in horror as walls of water swept away homes and businesses, and men held onto saplings for their lives while the winds howled. The destruction was beyond belief. Buildings on Atsena Otie were swept away so completely that only cracked stone foundations remained, and the forests of red cedar that gave the islands their name and livelihood were flattened. Resulting in dozens of ... Læs mere

    82,63 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

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  • Boardwalk Empire

    The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City, HBO Series Tie-In Edition

    THE TRUE STORY THAT INSPIRED THE HBO SERIESThrough most of the 20th century, Atlantic City was controlled by a powerful partnership of local politicians and racketeers. Funded by payoffs from gambling rooms, bars, and brothels, this corrupt alliance reached full bloom during the reign of Enoch "Nucky" Johnson — the second of three bosses to head the Republican machine that dominated city politics ... Læs mere

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  • The North Country Murder of Irene Izak

    Stained by Her Blood

    af Dave Shampine ...
    A road trip becomes a dead end for a schoolteacher in this haunting cold case of murder that became a fifty-year fight for justice.In June of 1968, Irene Izak, a young French teacher from Scranton, Pennsylvania, was pulling an all-nighter on the road toward the promise of a new life in Quebec. The last time she was seen alive was at 2:09 a.m. by a toll collector at Thousand Island Bridge who ... Læs mere

    84,61 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Street Warrior

    The True Story of the NYPD's Most Decorated Detective and the Era That Created Him

    As Seen On Discovery Channel's "Street Justice: The Bronx"2,000 arrests. 100 off-duty arrests. 6,000 assists. 15 shootings. 8 shot. 4 kills. These are not the performance statistics of an entire NYPD unit. They are the record that makes Detective 2nd Grade Ralph Friedman a legend.Friedman was arguably the toughest cop ever to wear the shield and was the most decorated detective in the NYPD's 170 ... Læs mere

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  • Civil War Pittsburgh

    Forge of the Union

    af Len Barcousky ...
    Serier serie Civil War Series
    On Christmas Day 1860, the "Daily Pittsburgh Gazette "announced that more than one hundred cannons from the nearby U.S. Arsenal were to be shipped south. Fiercely loyal to the Union, Pittsburghers halted the movement of the artillery, which would have been seized by secessionist sympathizers. Over the course of the Civil War, Pittsburgh and Allegheny County provided both troops and equipment- ... Læs mere

    83,29 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Volcanoes & Earthquakes, What & Why? : 2nd Grade Science Series

    Second Grade Books

    Serier serie Children's Earthquake & Volcano Books
    Why do volcanoes and earthquakes happen? Is Earth throwing a tantrum? Let your child decode the answers for these on his/her own through this interactive educational book. Composed of pictures that allow for the understanding of geology and vulcanology, this is a great resource that would complement the heavy school textbooks. Grab a copy now! ... Læs mere

    40,01 kr.

  • Why Does It Happen?: Earthquakes and Volcanoes

    Natural Disaster Books for Kids

    Serier Bog 1 - Why Does It Happen
    Earthquakes and volcano eruptions are natural disasters that are best faced prepared. Through this picture book, a child goes through multi-sensory learning that makes it easier to understand the intensity of quakes and volcanoes. With a picture book, a child gets to hear the stories, see the pictures, feel and even smell the pages. These create memories that make lessons stick. Grab a copy today! ... Læs mere

    40,01 kr.

  • Black Saturday at Steels Creek

    af Peter Stanley ...
    The Black Saturday bushfires killed 173 people — wreaking a greater human toll than any other fire in Australia’s history. Ten of those victims died in Steels Creek, a small community on Melbourne’s outskirts. It was a beautiful place, which its residents had long treasured and loved. By the evening of 7 February 2009, it felt like a battlefield.Prize-winning historian Peter Stanley tells the ... Læs mere

    240,45 kr.

  • Haunted Gloucester, Salem and Cumberland Counties

    Serier serie Haunted America
    The Jersey Devil isn't the only supernatural entity that stalks the Garden State: Here are tales of pirates, patients, and prisoners, oh my!Few places are as obsessed with the paranormal as New Jersey, and the area once known as West Jersey is a hotbed of supernatural activity. The ghost of a young boy in Mannington appears to welcome guests and partygoers to a historic bed-and-breakfast. The ... Læs mere

    94,11 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus