Description
True accounts of major disasters in Pennsylvania history are retold in this engagingly written collection. From the Johnstown floods of 1889 to the heroic actions on United Flight 193 on 9/11, Pennsylvania has been home to some of the nation's most dramatic moments. Each story reveals not only the circumstances surrounding the disaster and the magnitude of the devastation but also the courage and ingenuity displayed by those who survived and the heroism of those who helped others, often risking their own lives in rescue efforts.
Author: Karen Ivory
Publisher: Globe Pequot Press
Published: 07/15/2015
Pages: 252
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9781493013203
ISBN10: 1493013203
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | State & Local | Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD,
Author: Karen Ivory
Publisher: Globe Pequot Press
Published: 07/15/2015
Pages: 252
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9781493013203
ISBN10: 1493013203
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | State & Local | Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD,
About the Author
Karen Ivory, a former broadcast journalist in Philadelphia and New York, is a freelance writer happily based in the City of Brotherly Love.