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The Day we lost the H-bomb

Cold War, hot nukes, and the worst nuclear weapons disaster in history
2009

A man after God's own heart

2006
Written by a 1998 graduate of Holley High School.

Flight #116 is down!

1993
Teenager Heidi Landseth helps rescue people from a plane crash on her family's property, and the experience changes her life forever.

Inside the Hindenburg

2000
Follows the journey of the Hindenburg from the perspective of two children who were aboard.

The Hindenburg disaster

2010
Relates the events of May 6, 1937, when the airship "Hindenburg" exploded and crashed in Lakehurst, New Jersey, and includes information on the investigation, a history of zeppelins and airships, and a timeline.

Alive!

airplane crash in the Andes mountains
2003
Tells the story of the 1972 plane crash that stranded several members of a Uruguayan rugby team in the Andes Mountains for two months, struggling to survive.

And I alone survived

1978
The author describes her struggle to survive and reach civilization after an airplane crash left her alone and badly injured in the Sierra mountains.

Crash in the wilderness

1980
Relates the 10-mile journey to safety of the sole survivor of a plane crash in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Frozen in time

the enduring legacy of the 1961 U.S. figure skating team
2009
Provides an account of the members and accomplishments of the 1961 U.S. figure skating team, and discusses the plane crash that claimed the lives of team members and their families while on their way to the world championships.

Crash!

1982
Josh and Susan are forced to leave their injured parents behind and set out in a blizzard in search of help when their family vacation ends in a plane crash.

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