Product Details
Category - Non Fiction / History
Format - Hardcover
Condition - Good
Listed - 9 months ago
Views - 12
Wishes - 1
Ships From - North Carolina
Est. Publication Date - Nov 2008
Seller Description
John Withington's book is an epic journey through the annals of the disastrous events that have marked human history. In Part I are all the major natural calamities - floods, volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, tsunamis, plague and famine. Part II describes in vivid detail the greatest man-made disasters - war and invasion, persecution and massacre, riots and terrorism, explosions and fires, shipwrecks and air crashes. Out of all this horror, the author produces a highly entertaining and throught-provoking book.
Overview
A Disastrous History of the World: Chronicles of War, Earthquake, Plague and Flood
ISBN: 9780749909789
Publisher Description
Tune into the news today, and one would think that human beings were at risk of being wiped from the face of the earth--by tsunamis, earthquakes, swine flu, or terrorism. One could be forgiven for thi...
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