LEADER 03399nam 2200589 450 001 9910816278003321 005 20170822132414.0 010 $a1-4930-1321-1 035 $a(CKB)3710000000443995 035 $a(EBL)2085835 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001551400 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16169073 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001551400 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14812237 035 $a(PQKB)10719640 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC2085835 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000443995 100 $a20150724h20152015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPennsylvania disasters $etrue stories of tragedy and survival /$fKaren Ivory 205 $a2nd ed. 210 1$aGuilford, Connecticut :$cGlobe Pequot,$d2015. 210 4$dİ2015 215 $a1 online resource (255 p.) 225 1 $aDisasters Series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4930-1320-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aIntroduction; CHAPTER 1; The Yellow Fever Epidemic (1793); CHAPTER 2; The Great Pittsburgh Fire (1845); CHAPTER 3; The Camp Hill and Shohola Collisions (1856, 1864); CHAPTER 4; The Johnstown Flood (1889); CHAPTER 5; Coal Mine Calamities (1904, 1907, 1908); CHAPTER 6; Harrisburg Rail Yard Explosion (1905); CHAPTER 7; The Boyertown Opera House Fire (1908); CHAPTER 8; Eddystone and Oakdale Explosions (1917, 1918); CHAPTER 9; The Chester Bridge Collapse (1921); CHAPTER 10; The Crash of the Congressional Limited (1943); CHAPTER 11; The Donora Smog Crisis (1948); CHAPTER 12 327 $aThe Wreck of the Phillies Special (1962)CHAPTER 13; Underground Centralia Fires (Since 1962); CHAPTER 14; Hurricane Agnes (1972); CHAPTER 15; Legionnaire's Disease Outbreak (1976); CHAPTER 16; Three Mile Island (1979); CHAPTER 17; The Deadly MOVE Confrontation (1985); CHAPTER 18; Tornado Outbreak (1985); CHAPTER 19; The Schoolyard Crash That Killed a Senator (1991); CHAPTER 20; The Crash of USAir Flight 427 (1994); CHAPTER 21; First the Snow, Then the Floods (1996); CHAPTER 22; The Crash of United Flight 93 (2001); CHAPTER 23; Quecreek Mine Rescue (2002); Bibliography; About the Author 330 $aTrue accounts of major disasters in Texas history are retold in this engagingly written collection. From the Johnstown floods of 1889 to the heroic actions on United Flight 193 on 9/11, Pennsylvania has been home to some of the nation's most dramatic moments. Each story reveals not only the circumstances surrounding the disaster and the magnitude of the devastation but also the courage and ingenuity displayed by those who survived and the heroism of those who helped others, often risking their own lives in rescue efforts. 410 0$aDisasters series. 606 $aDisasters$zPennsylvania 606 $aNatural disasters$zPennsylvania 606 $aAccidents$zPennsylvania$xHistory 607 $aPennsylvania$xHistory, Local 615 0$aDisasters 615 0$aNatural disasters 615 0$aAccidents$xHistory. 676 $a974.8 700 $aIvory$b Karen$01700414 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910816278003321 996 $aPennsylvania disasters$94083393 997 $aUNINA