fires

In 1852, Emma, her pregnant mother, and her pony board the steamboat Sally May to meet her father in St. Joseph, Missouri, but when the ship explodes, Emma and all onboard must fight for their survival in the icy waters of the Missouri River.

Wildfires are one of the deadliest disasters in the world. A wildfire is a large, fierce fire capable of burning millions of acres. Unlike other natural disasters, people are often the cause of wildfires..

"Moose Flanagan, who lives on Alcatraz along with his family and the families of the other prison guards, faces new challenges when his father is promoted to Associate Warden"--Provided by publisher.

While spreading flames threaten to cut off all possibility of escape from the Chicago fire of 1871, twelve-year-old Nate attempts to save a wealthy young girl and to return home safely.

Describes the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 from three different perspectives, a fireman, a Russian Hill resident, and and man from Chinatown.

Presents accounts of some of the world's most devastating fires, each with a time line, photographs, and definitions of key terms.

Explores the employee unrest that preceeded the fire that tore through the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City on March 25, 1911 andforced the government to enact the most comprehensive workplace saftey laws in the country.

Captioned black-and-white archival photographs capture the history of the fire at the Triangle Waist Company factory on March 25, 1911 in New York City, covering immigrant labor, the fire, and the aftermath.

Chronicles the events surrounding the fire which lead to the destruction of the General Slocum steamboat on June 15, 1904, and the deaths of more than one thousand passengers.

Chronicles the events surrounding the 1911 fire at the Triangle Factory in New York City in which 146 young girls were killed and explains how the fire prompted changes in the American workforce.