TY - BOOK AU - Biel, Steven, TI - American disasters AV - E 179 .Am35 2001 PY - 2001/// CY - New York PB - New York University Press KW - American national characteristics KW - Disasters KW - United States KW - sears KW - National characteristics, American N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - 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 ER -