Browsing: Disasters

This essential book tells the engrossing story of the two ships that received the distress call of the Titanic. “A bold and powerful account of the most incredible disaster in the annals of maritime history… Exactingly researched, admirably written, and forcefully presented” (Clive Cussler).

“Heartbreaking… Reads like a thriller” (Entertainment Weekly): Learn about the devastating 1888 blizzard that claimed the lives of hundreds of poor European settlers. A “gripping chronicle of meteorological chance and human folly and error” (Publishers Weekly) with over 2,600 five-star Goodreads ratings.

An award-winning writer unites a scientific perspective with firsthand stories from survivors to paint a spellbinding portrait of the Mount St. Helens eruption. “A first-class, meticulously crafted piece… As exciting as it is informative” (New York Times bestselling author Simon Winchester).

A #1 New York Times bestseller that was made into a hit feature film! The fishing vessel Andrea Gail faces off against the storm of the century. “Terrifyingly, awesomely real” (Los Angeles Times), with over 30,000 five-star ratings on Goodreads.

In 1913, a devastating tempest resulted in tornadoes, freezing rains, and flooding across America, leading to an overhaul of the country’s disaster response system. This in-depth read “weaves tragic and heroic stories… into an almost hour-by-hour account of the deadly storm” (Booklist).

From a #1 New York Times bestselling author: This turn-of-the-century history tells the story of how one meteorologist’s hubris contributed to the nation’s deadliest natural disaster — the Great Galveston Hurricane. An “absorbing narrative” that’s “torqued by drama and taut with suspense” (Publishers Weekly).

In 1904, Henry Flagler began work on an unbelievable project — connecting mainland Florida to the island of Key West with 153 miles of railroad across the open ocean. Find out what doomed the disastrous project in this “remarkable” New York Times bestseller (Booklist).

National Book Award–winner Timothy Egan turns his historian’s eye to the largest-ever forest fire in America and offers an epic,…

In a tour de force of historical reportage, Timothy Egan’s National Book Award–winning story rescues an iconic chapter of American…