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Great Disasters and Horrors in the World's History

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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

Bewertungen

Very educational book regarding disasters.

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Wonderful