Tangled history

"Brings the . . . story to life and places readers in the shoes of people who experienced the most successful ditching in aviation history--the emergency river landing of US Airways Flight 1549. On January 15, 2009, Captain Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger was faced with disaster when his Airbus A320 airplane struck a flock of Canada geese shortly after taking off from New York's LaGuardia Airport. With no engine power and no airports close enough for a landing, Captain Sully had no choice but to ditch his craft in the Hudson River"--Provided by publisher.

"In October 1871 the Midwest was in the midst of one of the driest periods on record. A center of modern firefighting technology, all of Chicago's resources were put to the test by a fire that almost completely destroyed the city. Events unfold in chronological, interwoven stories from the different perspectives of people who experienced the event while it was happening"--Provided by publisher.

"In March 1965 nonviolent activists, led by Martin Luther King Jr., began a series of marches in Alabama. They faced brutal resistance as they struggled for voting rights for African-Americans in the South and across the nation. Events unfold in chronological, interwoven stories from the different perspectives of people who experienced the event while it was happening"--Provided by publisher.

Explores the discrimination that Jackie Robinson faced in his career as the first African American player in Major League Baseball.

"In the years before the Civil War, Harriet Tubman fought the system of slavery by guiding fugitives to freedom on the Underground Railroad. In the last months of 1856, she traveled to dangerous territory once again to begin another rescue mission. Through ... narrative storytelling, follow the tales of people who experienced the events firsthand"--Back cover.

Discusses the history of the 2011 Japanese tsunami.

Relates the firsthand stories of people who lived through the earthquake in Haiti in 2010.

"In a narrative nonfiction format, follows people who experienced the attack on Pearl Harbor"--.

"After Confederate General Robert E. Lee's surrender on April 9, 1865, the Civil War finally appeared to be coming to a close. But the nation's joy was about to be cut short by a sinister assassination plot and one of the largest manhunts in U.S. history. Through powerful narrative storytelling, follow the tales of people who experienced the tragedy firsthand. Meets Common Core standards for narrative nonfiction and exploring multiple accounts of an event"--Provided by the publisher.

"Four airplanes crashed; thousands of people died; and millions more wept. The impact of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, sent shock waves around the world. Through powerful narrative storytelling, follow the tales of people who experienced the tragedy firsthand. Meets Common Core standards for narrative nonfiction and exploring multiple accounts of an event"--Provided by the publisher.