Great Disasters and Horrors in the World's History
Allen H. Godbey
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"Mankind is constantly astonished by reports of mishaps and disasters of manifold character, when there is seldom room for astonishment. A large proportion of the calamities reported from day to day are directly due to the haste, greed, and heedlessness of man himself, and need no comment.
But there is a large class of disasters, due solely to meteorological or geological conditions, which surpass all others in magnitude and appalling destruction. In such cases men insist on prating about “mysterious visitations,” as though these occurrences were subject to the dominion of no law. To an examination of such is this book devoted." From the preface. (15 hr 27 min)
Chapters
Preface | 3:15 | Read by Mike Pelton |
Myths of the Winds | 17:00 | Read by Mike Pelton |
Constant Winds | 15:21 | Read by Allen Kelly |
Periodic Winds | 24:53 | Read by Lynne T |
Tornadoes and Cyclones | 31:23 | Read by Mike Pelton |
The Louisville Tornado | 27:56 | Read by MaryAnn |
Incidents of the Tornado | 37:51 | Read by nancyhollo |
Other Tornadoes | 32:51 | Read by MaryAnn |
Tropical Cyclones | 29:50 | Read by Warren Kati |
Perils of the Sea | 26:31 | Read by VivianWeaver |
Life-Saving Measures | 20:27 | Read by mbm0rxi |
Great Samoan Hurricane | 39:16 | Read by Lynne T |
Electric Storms | 42:05 | Read by MaryAnn |
Rain, Hail and Snow | 27:56 | Read by Mike Pelton |
Floods in the South | 47:33 | Read by Mike Pelton |
The Flood of 1890 | 36:27 | Read by MaryAnn |
The Johnstown Flood | 26:12 | Read by MaryAnn |
Incidents at Johnstown | 33:40 | Read by MaryAnn |
Relief Measures | 26:04 | Read by MaryAnn |
Famine and Pestilence | 19:15 | Read by Kalynda |
The Volcano | 48:16 | Read by Lynne T |
Great Eruptions of Vesuvius | 38:16 | Read by Pamela Nagami |
Other Great Eruptions Part 1 | 29:02 | Read by mbm0rxi |
Other Great Eruptions Part 2 | 38:19 | Read by Warren Kati |
Earthquakes | 28:11 | Read by Coven |
European Earthquakes | 45:21 | Read by THBosc |
Earthquakes in The United States and England | 38:37 | Read by MaryAnn |
Earthquakes in Tropical America | 42:27 | Read by TriciaG |
Prediction and Prevention | 23:15 | Read by Kathleen Moore |
The Reign of Law | 30:20 | Read by Mike Pelton |
Reviews
Very educational book regarding disasters.
Karen Bromberg
Wonderful