Tennessee tragedies : natural, technological, and societal disasters in the Volunteer State / / Allen R. Coggins
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Coggins Allen R
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| Titolo: |
Tennessee tragedies : natural, technological, and societal disasters in the Volunteer State / / Allen R. Coggins
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| Pubblicazione: | Knoxville, : University of Tennessee Press, c2011 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (392 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 976.8 |
| Soggetto topico: | Disasters - Tennessee |
| Soggetto geografico: | Tennessee History Miscellanea |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Nota di contenuto: | pt. 1. Natural disasters -- pt. 2. Technological disasters -- pt. 3. Societal disorders. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | A one-of-a-kind reference book, Tennessee Tragedies examines a wide variety of disasters that have occurred in the Volunteer State over the past several centuries. Intended for both general readers and emergency management professionals, it covers natural disasters such as floods, tornadoes, and earthquakes; technological events such as explosions, transportation wrecks, and structure fires; and societal incidents including labor strikes, political violence, lynchings, and other hate crimes. At the center of the book are descriptive accounts of 150 of the state's most sev |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Tennessee tragedies |
| ISBN: | 9786613528896 |
| 9781572339064 | |
| 1572339063 | |
| 9781280125034 | |
| 1280125039 | |
| 9781572338296 | |
| 1572338296 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910966938703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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