Books
3 results found| Title | Authors | Description | OpenBook ID | |
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Sea disasters | Brown, Walter R. | Accounts of eight disasters, including the attack of the Essex by a whale in 1820 and the sinking of the Titanic in 1912 and the submarine Thresher in 1963. | OL122587W |
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Rescue! | Brown, Walter R.,Norman Anderson,Walter Brown | Tells the stories of twelve young heroes whose quick actions saved lives and earned them the Young American Medal for Bravery. Includes capsule biographies of thirty-one additional winners since 1951. | OL17837561W |
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Historical catastrophes--snowstorms & avalanches | Brown, Walter R. | Discusses avalanches and snowstorms, citing examples that constituted natural disasters. Final chapter is devoted to the science of winter storms. | OL18163428W |