The Great Thames Disaster

The Great Thames Disaster
Author: Gavin Thurston
Publisher:
Total Pages: 200
Release: 1965
Genre: Bywell Castle (Steamship)
ISBN:

The wreck of the steamboat Princess Alice, 3 Sept. 1878.

The Princess Alice Disaster

The Princess Alice Disaster
Author: Joan Lock
Publisher: Robert Hale
Total Pages: 201
Release: 2014-10-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 0719816726

The collision of the Princess Alice pleasure steamer with the Tyne collier, Bywell Castle, in the Thames in September 1878 resulted in Britain's worst-ever inland waterway accident. Almost 650 Princess Alice passengers and crew died. Whole families were wiped out; many children were left orphans; parents childless. The nation wept. Joan Lock describes vividly the lead up to the accident, the disaster itself and its aftermath. She then delves into the quarrels that the tragedy devolved into, as each side blamed the other during the extended inquiries to discover just how the accident happened and why so many people drowned. In the process, the author makes a startling discovery...

Harold Snipperpot's Best Disaster Ever

Harold Snipperpot's Best Disaster Ever
Author: Beatrice Alemagna
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021-08-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780500652503

Harold Philip Snipperpot is turning seven years old. He's never had a real birthday party. His parents are too grumpy. But this year is going to be different. Thanks to an amazing man named Mr. Ponzio, something incredible is going to happen on Harold's birthday - and it's going to be absolutely extraordinary. Full of surprises, every animal imaginable, and magical moments galore, Harold Snipperpot's Best Disaster Ever is a rumbustious exploration of the ways in which good things can emerge from disaster.

Great British Weather Disasters

Great British Weather Disasters
Author: Philip Eden
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 360
Release: 2008-11-20
Genre: Science
ISBN: 082647621X

Environmental impact of natural disasters & phenomena.

The Thames

The Thames
Author: Jonathan Schneer
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 372
Release: 2005-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780300107869

England's great river through the ages.

The Great Explosion

The Great Explosion
Author: Brian Dillon
Publisher: Penguin Ireland
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: Explosions
ISBN: 9780241956762

"In April 1916, shortly before the commencement of the Battle of the Somme, a fire started in a vast munitions works located in the Kent marshes. The resulting series of explosions killed 108 people and injured many more. In a remarkable piece of storytelling, Brian Dillon recreates the events of that terrible day - and, in so doing, sheds a fresh and unexpected light on the British home front in the Great War. He offers a chilling natural history of explosives and their effects on the earth, on buildings, and on human and animal bodies. And he evokes with vivid clarity the interaction of human imperatives and the natural world in one of Britain's strangest and most distinctive landscapes - where he has been a habitual explorer for many years. The Great Explosion is a profound work of narrative, exploration and inquiry form one of our most brilliant writers." --Jacket flap.

Shipwreck

Shipwreck
Author: Sam Willis
Publisher: Quercus
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2013-12-05
Genre: History
ISBN: 1782065229

Shipwrecks have captured our imagination for centuries. Here acclaimed historian Sam Willis traces the astonishing tales of ships that have met with disastrous ends, along with the ensuing acts of courage, moments of sacrifice and episodes of villainy that inevitably occurred in the extreme conditions. Many were freak accidents, and their circumstances so extraordinary that they inspired literature: the ramming of the Essex by a sperm whale was immortalized in Herman Melville's Moby Dick. Some symbolize colossal human tragedy: including the legendary Titanic whose maiden voyage famously went from pleasure cruise to epic catastrophe. From the Kyrenia ship of 300 BC to the Mary Rose, through to the Kursk submarine tragedy of 2000, this is a thrilling work of narrative history from one of our most talented young historians.

Introduction to Natural and Man-made Disasters and Their Effects on Buildings

Introduction to Natural and Man-made Disasters and Their Effects on Buildings
Author: Roxanna McDonald
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2007-06-01
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 113639219X

This is a comprehensive guide to all types of natural and man made disasters and their effect on buildings. It gives overall guidance and a basic technical understanding of prevention, mitigation and management of disaster, and outlines a checklist of preventive design elements for each situation. Every category is illustrated with a case study which pin points the essential information that is crucial to architects and engineers in designing buildings with disaster prevention in mind. The aim of the book is to give a clear understanding of the nature of events and problems, and to enable readers to respond with knowledge to the unique demands placed on their designs. A special emphasis is also placed on re-building as an opportunity to start again. For the specialists this is a process of constant learning and improving techniques in the light of events past.

World Disasters

World Disasters
Author: Keith Eastlake
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 709
Release: 2001-05-01
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1136742565

This fascinating book looks at some of the most horrifying and noteworthy disasters to have occurred around the world. More than 200 disasters involving aircraft, ships and trains as well as fires are analysed in detail, accompanied by 500 photographs. The entries, which are arranged chronologically, explain the background to each incident, the eve