American disasters /

American disasters / edited by Steven Biel. - New York : New York University Press, c2001. - vi, 416 pages : illustrations 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A collection of essays which explore some of the most tragic disasters in American history, including information on the sinking of the Titanic, the Challenger explosion, the Chicago fire, and the Exxon Valdez disaster.

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American national characteristics.
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