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ShortThe earth shakes and cracks open. Volcanoes erupt. Continents freeze, bake, and flood. Droughts parch the land. Wildfires and hundred-year storms consume anything in their paths. Invisible clouds of disease and pestilence probe for victims. Tidal waves sweep ashore from the vast sea. The natural world is a dangerous place, but one species has evolved a unique defense against the hazards: civilization. MainCivilization rearranges nature for human convenience. Clothes and houses keep us warm; agriculture feeds us; medicine fights our diseases. It all worksâmost of the time. But key resources lie in the most hazardous places, so we choose to live on river flood plains, on the slopes of volcanoes, at the edge of the sea, above seismic faults. We pack ourselves into cities, Petri dishes for germs. Civilization thrives on the edge of disaster. And what happens when natural forces meet molasses holding tanks, insecticides, deepwater oil rigs, nuclear power plants? We learn the hard way how to avoid the last disasterâand maybe how to create the next one. What we donât know can, indeed, hurt us. This bookâs white-knuckled journey from antiquity to the present leads us to wonder at times how humankind has survived. And yet, as Author Gale Eaton makes clear, civilization has advanced not just in spite of disasters but in part because of them. Hats off to human resilience, ingenuity, and perseverance! Theyâve carried us this far; may they continue to do so into our ever-hazardous future.The History in 50 series explores history by telling thematically linked stories. Each book includes 50 illustrated narrative accounts of people and eventsâsome well-known, others often overlookedâthat, together, build a rich connect the-dots mosaic and challenge conventional assumptions about how history unfolds. Dedicated to the premise that history is the greatest story ever told. Includes a mix of âgreatest hitsâ with quirky, surprising, provocative accounts. Challenges readers to think and engage. Includes a glossary of technical terms; sources by chapter; teaching resources as jumping-off points for student research; and endnotes.
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9780884483830 | Tilbury House Pub, October 23, 2015, cover price $24.95
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9780884484899 | Tilbury House Pub, October 23, 2015, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: ShortThe earth shakes and cracks open.
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9781476501260 | Edge Books, July 1, 2013, cover price $27.32 | About this edition: Deadly plagues, pirates on the high seas, and shootouts in the Wild West.
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9781404218437, titled "World's Worst Historical Disasters" | Rosen Pub Group, September 1, 2008, cover price $34.25 | About this edition: Describes the greatest natural and historical nightmares in each epoch of history from ancient times to the present, including tsunamis, eruptions, plagues, fires, and socially-caused disasters such as slavery.
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9781404218413, titled "World's Worst Military Disasters" | Rosen Pub Group, September 1, 2008, cover price $34.25 | About this edition: McNab, Chris
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9781550378771 | Annick Pr, September 30, 2004, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: Describes the fear, desperation, and courage displayed as the details of some of the most destructive fires in history are recounted, including London's 1666 fire, the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, and the 1991 Kuwaiti oil fires.
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9781550378764 | Annick Pr, September 30, 2004, cover price $8.95 | About this edition: Describes the fear, desperation, and courage displayed as the details of some of the most destructive fires in history are recounted, including London's 1666 fire, the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, and the 1991 Kuwaiti oil fires.
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9780789155511 | Perfection Learning, June 1, 2003, cover price $8.95 | About this edition: Explains what early civilizations believed about natural disasters; highlights notable eruptions, earthquakes, fires, floods, droughts, famines, and diseases, as well as two noted military failures; and recounts the end of the ancient world.
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9780756906382 | Perfection Learning, August 1, 2002, cover price $21.95 | About this edition: Explains what early civilizations believed about natural disasters; highlights notable eruptions, earthquakes, fires, floods, droughts, famines, and diseases, as well as two noted military failures; and recounts the end of the ancient world.
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