Audiobook

Great Disasters and Horrors in the World's History

"Mankind is constantly astonished by reports of mishaps and disasters of manifold character, when there is seldom room for astonishment. A large proportion of the calamities reported from day to day are directly due to the haste, greed, and heedlessness of man himself, and need no comment. But there is a large class of disasters, due solely to meteorological or geological conditions, which surpass all others in magnitude and appalling destruction. In such cases men insist on prating about “mysterious visitations,” as though these occurrences were subject to the dominion of no law. To an examination of such is this book devoted." From the preface.

Year of Publication: 1890Genres: *Non-fiction

Running Time: 15 hours 27 minutes 50 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Preface Mike Pelton	3:15
2	Myths of the Winds Mike Pelton	17:00
3	Constant Winds Allen Kelly	15:21
4	Periodic Winds Lynne T	24:53
5	Tornadoes and Cyclones Mike Pelton	31:23
6	The Louisville Tornado MaryAnn	27:56
7	Incidents of the Tornado nancyhollo	37:51
8	Other Tornadoes MaryAnn	32:51
9	Tropical Cyclones Warren Kati	29:50
10	Perils of the Sea VivianWeaver	26:31
11	Life-Saving Measures mbm0rxi	20:27
12	Great Samoan Hurricane Lynne T	39:16
13	Electric Storms MaryAnn	42:05
14	Rain, Hail and Snow Mike Pelton	27:56
15	Floods in the South Mike Pelton	47:33
16	The Flood of 1890 MaryAnn	36:27
17	The Johnstown Flood MaryAnn	26:12
18	Incidents at Johnstown MaryAnn	33:40
19	Relief Measures MaryAnn	26:04
20	Famine and Pestilence Kalynda	19:15
21	The Volcano Lynne T	48:16
22	Great Eruptions of Vesuvius Pamela Nagami	38:16
23	Other Great Eruptions Part 1 mbm0rxi	29:02
24	Other Great Eruptions Part 2 Warren Kati	38:19
25	Earthquakes Coven	28:11
26	European Earthquakes THBosc	45:21
27	Earthquakes in The United States and England MaryAnn	38:37
28	Earthquakes in Tropical America TriciaG	42:27
29	Prediction and Prevention Kathleen Moore	23:15
30	The Reign of Law Mike Pelton	30:20