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| Author | : Ellsworth S. Grant |
| Publisher | : Disasters (Insiders' Guide) |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780762739721 |
Dramatic retellings of twenty true events, including the Moodus earthquake of 1791, the Norwalk train wreck of 1853, the Great Hurricane of 1938, the Great Hartford Circus Fire of 1944, the Mianus Bridge collapse of 1983, and many others.
| Author | : Robert Hubbard |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 144 |
| Release | : 2015-03-02 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1625853149 |
The Wallingford tornado of 1878 took less than two minutes, but it killed at the rate of one person per second. Twisters in Connecticut are incredibly rare, but they're often disastrous and sometimes deadly. The Windsor tornado of 1979 destroyed a field of aircraft that had survived World War II. The 1787 Wethersfield tornado ripped off a barn roof in New Britain, traveled on to Newington and finally subsided in Wethersfield after destroying a family farm. Locals remember the 1989 cyclone that ripped through Hamden and cost the state millions of dollars in repairs. Join local author Robert Hubbard as he shares the tales of these natural disasters and those who witnessed them.
| Author | : Carole Marsh |
| Publisher | : Carole Marsh Books |
| Total Pages | : 61 |
| Release | : 1994 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 0793302102 |
| Author | : Carole Marsh |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 1991 |
| Genre | : Connecticut |
| ISBN | : |
A collection of facts and anecdotes about mostly natural disasters, some historic and some potential, some of which are related to Connecticut.
| Author | : Joshua Shanley |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 176 |
| Release | : 2021-04-26 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1439672261 |
In the beginning of the twentieth century, the Connecticut River Valley was a thriving manufacturing hub for fabric, arms and brass. But early in the spring of 1936, nearly two feet of rain created havoc on a massive scale, killing more than one hundred people and leaving tens of thousands homeless, unemployed and without power for weeks. Patrols were conducted in rowboats on city streets. Typhoid and other public health issues complicated recovery efforts. Adjusted for today's standard, damage estimates exceeded $9 billion, and the flood helped launch FDR's Flood Control Act of 1936. Dams, reservoirs and dikes were constructed to control future flooding. Much of that system now remains in place but has gone largely unmaintained. Author Josh Shanley recounts the greatest flood in New England history and examines the potential for future floods.
| Author | : Carole Marsh |
| Publisher | : Carole Marsh Books |
| Total Pages | : 61 |
| Release | : 1994 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 0793302110 |
| Author | : Cynthia A. Kierner |
| Publisher | : LSU Press |
| Total Pages | : 258 |
| Release | : 2023-04-05 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 0807179833 |
Rethinking American Disasters is a pathbreaking collection of essays on hurricanes, earthquakes, fires, and other calamities in the United States and British colonial America over four centuries. Proceeding from the premise that there is no such thing as a “natural” disaster, the collection invites readers to consider disasters and their aftermaths as artifacts of and vantage points onto their historical contexts.
| Author | : John J. Ruddy |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 136 |
| Release | : 2017 |
| Genre | : Disasters |
| ISBN | : 9781597257381 |
"Southeastern Connecticut has had its share of disasters over the years. Many residents will recall Hurricanes Sandy and Irene, and many will also remember the fatal crash on I-95 in 2007. Other tragedies include the Van Tassel fire on April 3, 1962, that claimed the lives of four firefighters, and the shipwreck of the City of New London steamer in 1871. Get the book that captures the wide array of calamities that have struck our area and the indomitable spirit of our community to rise when needed."--Publisher.
| Author | : Connecticut. Department of Energy and Environmental Protection |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 351 |
| Release | : 2013 |
| Genre | : Disasters |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Larry Pletcher |
| Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
| Total Pages | : 233 |
| Release | : 2017-10-05 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1493028774 |
Facing Unimaginable Events With Courage It's only human to be fascinated by disasters--and uplifted by reports of survival in the face of overwhelming circumstances. This book takes you back to Massachusetts' most catastrophic events, vividly re-creating the moments that changed the state forever. The twenty-five true stories presented here are a chilling reminder to expect the unexpected. From the 1874 Mill River flood and wreck of the City of Columbus, in 1884, to the Cocoanut Grove fire, in 1942, and the Amtrak derailment of 1990, Massachusetts has been the site of some of the nation's most dramatic moments. Each account in this book reveals not only the circumstances surrounding the disaster and the magnitude of the devastation, but also the courage and ingenuity displayed by those who survived and the heroism of those who helped others, often risking their own lives in rescue efforts.
