| Connecticut Disasters: True Stories of Tragedy and Survival Contributor(s): Grant, Ellsworth S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 076273972X ISBN-13: 9780762739721 Publisher: Globe Pequot Press OUR PRICE: $12.56 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2006 Annotation: It's only human to be fascinated by disasters--and uplifted by reports of survival in the face of overwhelming circumstances. History writer Ellsworth S. Grant takes you back to Connecticut's most catastrophic events, vividly re-creating the moments that changed the Nutmeg State forever. The twenty-two true stories in Connecticut Disasters are a chilling reminder to expect the unexpected and to respect the powerful, often deadly forces of nature. Experience the drama of: Benedict Arnold's traitorous burning of New London in 1781 The fight for survival and liberty waged by enslaved Africans aboard the AmistadThe blizzard of 1888--New England's benchmark winter storm The great 1938 hurricane that tore apart more than 700 shoreline homes The 1944 Hartford fire that engulfed a circus tent, killing 168The 1978 collapse of the Hartford Civic Center--just hours after an event |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - New England (ct, Ma, Me, Nh, Ri, Vt) - Social Science | Disasters & Disaster Relief |
| Dewey: 363.340 |
| LCCN: 2006014929 |
| Series: Disasters (Insiders' Guide) |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.08" W x 9.04" (0.72 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - New England - Geographic Orientation - Connecticut |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Dramatic retellings of twenty true events, including the Moodus earthquake of 1791, the Norwalk train wreck of 1853, the Great Hurricane of 1938, the Great Hartford Circus Fire of 1944, the Mianus Bridge collapse of 1983, and many others. |