Graphic library. Disasters in history

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The Hindenburg disaster

A graphic novel account of the Hindenburg disaster of 1937, in which over thirty people died when the giant airship caught fire while landing in New Jersey after a three day flight from Germany.
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The Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire

Tells the story of the Triangle Shirtwaist Company from the strike to the fire that forever changed Labor laws and safety regulation in American business.
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The great San Francisco Earthquake and fire

Tells the story of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake written in graphic novel format.

The attack on Pearl Harbor

A graphic novel account of the attack on Pearl Harbor, dramatizing the action both in the air and on the ground.

The Great Chicago Fire of 1871

2006
Tells the story of the Great Chicago Fire in graphic novel format, describing how a barn blaze grew into an inferno that killed hundreds of people and destroyed several square miles of property.

The Challenger explosion

2006
Provides an account of the explosion of the "Challenger" space shuttle in 1986 which claimed the lives of all the astronauts onboard, including Christa McAuliffe, a teacher who was to be the first civilian in space. Presented in graphic novel form.

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire

2006
Tells the story of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in graphic novel format, describing the conditions under which garment workers labored, dramatizing their attempts to escape the blaze, and discussing changes that resulted from the tragedy.

The great San Francisco Earthquake and fire

2008
Tells the story of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake written in graphic novel format.

Shackleton and the lost Antarctic expedition

2006
Provides an account of British explorer Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton's 1914 expedition to Antarctica, telling of how the crew survived after their ship became lodged in ice and finally sank. Presented in graphic novel form.

The schoolchildren's blizzard

2008
Tells the story of the 1888 blizzard that spread across the Great Plains killing hundreds of children as they walked home from school, and is written in graphic novel format.

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