America's great disasters / by Martin W. Sandler.
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Author
Published
New York : HarperCollins Publishers, c2002.
Format
Book
Edition
1st ed.
ISBN
0060291079, 0060291087 :
Physical Desc
96 pages : ill. ; 29 cm.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 3
Status
Jackson Public Library - Children's Room
USA j973 SAN
1 available
USA j973 SAN
1 available
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Published
New York : HarperCollins Publishers, c2002.
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
ISBN
0060291079, 0060291087 :
Accelerated Reader
MG
Level 8.3, 3 Points
Level 8.3, 3 Points
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 95).
Description
Examines the causes and effects of such American disasters as the sinking of the steamboat Sultana in 1871, the Johnstown Flood, the Dust Bowl, the influenza epidemic of 1918-1919, and the Exxon Valdez oil spill.
Differentiable Local note
NHSL Children's Book Review - September 2003 ,n
Subjects
LC Subjects
Blizzards.
Disasters -- United States -- History -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile literature.
Droughts -- Great Plains -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Dust storms -- Great Plains -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Forest fires -- Wisconsin.
Influenza -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Johnstown (Pa.) -- Floods.
Saint Helens, Mount, Wash. -- Eruption, 1980.
San Francisco (Calif.) -- Earth-quake and fire, 1906 -- Juvenile literature.
Steamboat disasters -- Mississippi River -- History -- 19th century.
Storms.
Sultana (Steamboat)
United States -- History -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile literature.
Disasters -- United States -- History -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile literature.
Droughts -- Great Plains -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Dust storms -- Great Plains -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Forest fires -- Wisconsin.
Influenza -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Johnstown (Pa.) -- Floods.
Saint Helens, Mount, Wash. -- Eruption, 1980.
San Francisco (Calif.) -- Earth-quake and fire, 1906 -- Juvenile literature.
Steamboat disasters -- Mississippi River -- History -- 19th century.
Storms.
Sultana (Steamboat)
United States -- History -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile literature.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Sandler, M. (2002). America's great disasters: by Martin W. Sandler . HarperCollins Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sandler, Martin. 2002. America's Great Disasters: By Martin W. Sandler. HarperCollins Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sandler, Martin. America's Great Disasters: By Martin W. Sandler HarperCollins Publishers, 2002.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Sandler, Martin. America's Great Disasters: By Martin W. Sandler HarperCollins Publishers, 2002.
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