Massachusetts Disasters True Stories Of Tragedy And Survival,9780762739882

Massachusetts Disasters True Stories Of Tragedy And Survival

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Edition: 1st
ISBN13: 9780762739882
ISBN10: 0762739886
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2006-08-01
Publisher(s): Globe Pequot
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Summary

Twenty of Massachusetts' most catastrophic incidents due to natural and other causes are recounted here. Featured are the 1874 Mill River flood, the blizzard of 1888, the Great Molasses Flood of 1919 in Boston's North End, the 1953 Worcester tornado, and four shipwrecks, including the crash of the passenger steamer City of Columbus off Martha's Vineyard in January 1884.

Author Biography

Larry Pletcher has investigated the natural treasures and history of new England for nearly thirty years. After graduating from Princeton University and receiving an advanced degree from UCLA, Larry returned east and combined a professional career with freelance writing, photography, and avid exploration. A resident of Warner, New Hampshire, where he lives with his wife and daughter, Larry has called an old New England farmhouse home since 1975. He is the author of It Happened in Massachusetts and several outdoor recreation guides.

Table of Contents

Preface vii
Map
x
Boston Harbor's Worst Shipwreck
The Sinking of the Maritana (1861)
1(8)
One Man's Courage
The Wreck of the Eveline Treat (1865)
9(8)
The Great Revere Disaster
Crash on the Eastern Railroad (1871)
17(12)
Wholesale Ruin
The Great Boston Fire (1872)
29(14)
The Mill River Flood
Failure of the Williamsburg Dam (1874)
43(12)
Calamity at Devil's Bridge Reef
The City of Columbus Tragedy (1884)
55(10)
Suburban Nightmare
The Collapse of Bussey Bridge (1887)
65(10)
The Benchmark Winter Storm
Trapped by a Blizzard (1888)
75(10)
Birth of the Deadliest Killer
The Spanish Influenza (1918)
85(10)
The Battle of Orleans
U-Boat Attack on Cape Cod (1918)
95(8)
A Sticky Situation
The Great Molasses Flood (1919)
103(10)
Washed Away
The Failure of the Wheeler Dam (1927)
113(10)
Water Over the Dam
The Connecticut River Floods (1936)
123(10)
Record-Breaking Storm
The New England Hurricane (1938)
133(10)
Twelve Minutes of Hell
The Cocoanut Grove Fire (1942)
143(12)
It Couldn't Happen Here
The Worcester Tornado (1953)
155(10)
The Greatest Rescue in Maritime History
The Sinking of the Andrea Doria (1956)
165(12)
Sixteen-Story Rescue
Building Collapse in Brighton (1971)
177(10)
Slow-Motion Disaster
The Sinking of the Argo Merchant (1976)
187(12)
Wind, Waves, and Snow
The Great Whiteout (1978)
199(10)
Underground Miracle
Collision at Back Bay Station (1990)
209(8)
Bibliography 217(12)
About the Author 229

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