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Tables of Contents for The Buffalo Creek Disaster
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Prologue
ix
PART ONE
The Call for Help
3
8
``An Act of God''
11
8
``When in Doubt, Do the Right Thing''
19
5
``Mountain Mama''
24
15
``Take Care of My Baby''
39
13
``They Wasn't for Sale''
52
18
``Flagrant Disregard''
70
6
``Mere Puff and Blow''
76
15
``Oyez, oyez, oyez''
91
10
PART TWO
``A More Definite Statement''
101
17
``Pittston Loses Bid for Secrecy''
118
9
Some Lawyer Stories
127
11
``What Do You Mean, `Dam'?''
138
8
``It Was a Natural Occurrence''
146
8
``Nowhere Else to Put It''
154
11
``What About Existing Dams?''
165
7
``Psychic Impairment''
172
15
``Danger Note''
187
6
``Enough''
193
8
PART THREE
``Ambulance Chasing''
201
4
The Statute of Limitations
205
8
A Written Settlement Proposal
213
5
``Flood at Lick Fork''
218
4
``The Potential for Similar Disasters''
222
7
``Catch-22''
229
11
A Settlement Meeting
240
4
``Absent Plaintiffs''
244
9
``Unavailable'' Witnesses
253
4
The ``Glaring Deductible''
257
7
``The Dam Was All Right''
264
10
Strategy
274
27
Epilogue
301