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Disastrous History of the World: Chronicles of War, Earthquake, Plague and Flood
Disastrous History of the World: Chronicles of War, Earthquake, Plague and Flood | John Withington
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John Withington's book is an epic journey through the annals of the disastrous things that have marked human history. Part I covers the major natural calamities, floods, plague, famine, volcanic eruptions, & hurricanes. Part II describes in detail the greatest man-made disasters, war & invasion, persecution & massacre, & riots & terrorism.
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I‘ve been fascinated by disasters for a long time, so this look at a number of the worst ones was awesome for me. It won‘t be for everyone, though, as it‘s really more of a cataloguing than a narrative, and there‘s lots of death including that of the human-made variety. Many places around the world are in here, but I‘m going to use this for #Indonesia for #ReadingAsia2021

BarbaraBB Interesting fascination! 4y
Librarybelle Very interesting! 4y
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Hard to read when the earthquake wakes you up and dumps your lamp. I haven't actually read this book, but maybe I'd better. #heartlandquake

Varshitha Stay safe .. 8y
Hobbinol I can't imagine waking up like that! I stumble around first thing in the morning as it is. 8y
LauraBrook Yikes! 8y
[DELETED] 2232195534 We cannot believe about that quake! In OK no less. Sending good thoughts from TX! 8y
KimHM Thanks for good thoughts, all. I'm surprised you didn't feel it in TX, @kaysreadinglife. There were reports from Dallas and Austin. I truly don't know how folks in CA get so chill about them. 8y
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