100 catastrophic disasters / Nigel Cawthorne.
TITLE:
100 catastrophic disasters / Nigel Cawthorne.
Alternate Title:
One hundred catastrophic disasters
Publication Date:
2006
Publication Information:
London : Arcturus/Capella,
Physical Description:
207 p. : ill.
Subject Term:
Summary:
The book includes some of history's most incredible disasters and tells in vivid detail the story of events of people involved, the impact of particular disasters and the destruction and sorrow they left in their wake. From the eruption of Vesuvius and destruction of Pompeii, to the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, from the raging flames of the Great Fire of London to the horror of Chernobyl, every event is chronicled in fascinating detail.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781841931692
