Famous American Disasters

by E.J. White

The public TV series Famous American Disasters inspired this book, which investigates in depth 5 stories: the crash of the Hindenberg, the devastating influenza epidemic of 1918, the scandal and negligence of the Morro Castle ship fire, the Wall Street crash of 1929, and the Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire in Boston. Each event has its own unique lesson to teach; each has either special historical significance or an unusual dimension of human drama...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0963719904
• ISBN13: 9780963719904
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Creative Television Associates
• Length: 143 Pages