Disasters
Showing 17–32 of 62 results
| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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From  Railway Makeover |
Discusses the privatization of CN Rail, and the impact of NAFTA on rail regulations. Identifies why privatized rail firms cut staffing levels, how the federal government allowed private rail … | Bruce Campbell | 13 | 2018 | $1.30 Add |
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From  The First Year(1918) From: Rebuilding Halifax |
Chapter 2 discusses the actions of the Halifax Relief Commission in the first year after the explosion. | Barry Cahill | 28 | 2020 | $2.80 Add |
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From  After the DisasterFrom: Titanic Remembered |
Looks at the ships involved in the aftermath of the disaster and the effort to find survivors: Mackay-Bennett, Minia, Montmagny and Algerine | Alan Ruffman | 12 | 2013 | $1.20 Add |
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From  Chapter ThreeThe Pacific's deadly echo From: On Borrowed Time |
Looks at the inextricable connection between earthquakes and tsunamis. Studies the devestation of historical tsunamis and the challenge to low-lying communities. | Gregor Craigie | 19 | 2021 | $1.90 Add |
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From  The Beast in the Jaktorów ForestFrom: Lost Feast |
In this chapter Newman explores the history of the cow, both as a animal and a food source. | Lenore Newman | 19 | 2019 | $1.90 Add |
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From Thomas Adams and Town Planning for the Devastated Area(1918) From: Rebuilding Halifax |
Chapter 3 discusses the plans for the rebuilding of the devastated North End of Halifax into what would eventually become the Hydrostone neighbourhood. | Barry Cahill | 16 | 2020 | $1.60 Add |
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From Benevolent Oligarchy or “Political Octopus”?(1919-1921) From: Rebuilding Halifax |
Chapter 4 discusses the political and financial controversies that the Halifax relief commission became embroiled in after the end of the First World War, as reconstruction of the destroyed areas … | Barry Cahill | 16 | 2020 | $1.60 Add |
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From Burger 2.0From: Lost Feast |
In this chapter Newman explores the possible future of alternative meat, through examining the history of veggie burgers, Beyond Meat products, and the next generation of agricultural innovation … | Lenore Newman | 16 | 2019 | $1.60 Add |
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From Chapter FourMountains of fire From: On Borrowed Time |
Evaluating the destructive force of volcanoes, their proclivity for carnage, and their apparent unpredictability. Subsequently analyzes the science and warning signs that help predict eruptions … | Gregor Craigie | 13 | 2021 | $1.30 Add |
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From Pipeline on Wheels |
Identifies how big corporations moved to get fracked North Dakota Bakken oil and bitumen to refineries, regularly ignoring basic safety practices. | Bruce Campbell | 9 | 2018 | $0.90 Add |
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From A Crew of One |
Analyzes the safety practices of Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway, the railway which ran through Lac-Mégantic: How the company pushed for single member crews and regularly ignored … | Bruce Campbell | 13 | 2018 | $1.30 Add |
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From Chapter FiveCalifornia dreaming From: On Borrowed Time |
California’s devastating history of earthquakes is examined. The state’s exceptional response to these tragedies is also outlined. | Gregor Craigie | 18 | 2021 | $1.80 Add |
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From PassengersFrom: Titanic Remembered |
Looks at identifying the Passengers who were on board and specific passengers are more thoroughly looked at like George Wright, Molly Brown, and many others | Alan Ruffman | 10 | 2013 | $1.00 Add |
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From The Living WindFrom: Lost Feast |
In this chapter Newman provides an overview on the rise and fall of the passenger pigeon in North America. Through this Newman examines how during the shift from agricultural to industrial … | Lenore Newman | 21 | 2019 | $2.10 Add |
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From The Long Anticlimax(1922-1945) From: Rebuilding Halifax |
Chapter 5 discusses the work of the Halifax Relief Commission in the decades after reconstruction of the city was concluded, as its role became managing the pension funds for explosion victims … | Barry Cahill | 16 | 2020 | $1.60 Add |
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From Chapter SixThe big one coming to the bee hive state From: On Borrowed Time |
This chapter explores Salt Lake City, which, while not an obvious location, presents with a substantial earthquake risk and needs to prepare its infrastructure for such an event. | Gregor Craigie | 12 | 2021 | $1.20 Add |
