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American Disasters: 201 Calamities That Shook the Nation
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Author
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Ballard C. Campbell.
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Publisher
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Checkmark Books
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paperback
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11
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ISBN
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9780816077359
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Pages/Publication Date
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461/2008
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Daedalus Item Code
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22353
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Beginning with the arrival of Columbus in 1492 and the subsequent ravages of disease that reduced the Americas to a fraction of their former population, and ending with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, this illustrated book catalogs the crises and disasters that have shaped profoundly American history. In between are the "starving time" at Jamestown, the smallpox epidemic during the Revolution, the assassination of President Lincoln, the San Francisco earthquake, and the attacks of 9/11. Each entry examines one major catastrophe, describing its cause, initial moment, the sensation of living through it, the immediate and long-term response, and its lasting impact or legacy.
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