Tag: disaster
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Midnight in Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Midnight in Chernobyl: In Soviet Russia, things go boom! Quick synopsis: An in-depth look at the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Russia in 1986. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Marie Curie and her husband discovered polonium and radium. Her notes on them are so radioactive they are still…
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Battle of the Books – The Great Halifax Explosion
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline: These books are explosive! I am so sorry, I’ll do better next time. Quick synopsis: The story of the great Halifax explosion during WWI. A munitions ship collides with another ship and caused a massive explosion. Then it caused a tsunami. Then there was a snowstorm. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like:…
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The Cruelest Miles by Gay and Laney Salisbury
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Cruelest Miles: You won’t be able to argue the “man’s best friend” moniker after this book! Quick synopsis: Description of the 1935 Serum Run to Nome, Alaska which was the precursor to the Iditarod. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: One story about sled dogs entailed how a musher fell…