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Title: NEW ZEALAND'S WORST DISASTERS
TRUE STORIES THAT BOCKED A NATION
By: Graham Hutchins, Russell Young
Format: Paperback

List price: £19.99


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ISBN 10: 1459699335
ISBN 13: 9781459699335
Publisher: READHOWYOUWANT.COM LTD
Pub. date: 6 October, 2015
Edition: [Large Print]
Pages: 400
Description: The 30 stories in this book describe some of the most extraordinary events in New Zealand history. Who knew that a fire killed 39 people at Seacliff Mental Hospital in 1942? That 10 people died in a lahar on White Island in 1914? That a yacht race between Lyttelton and...
Synopsis: The 30 stories in this book describe some of the most extraordinary events in New Zealand history. Who knew that a fire killed 39 people at Seacliff Mental Hospital in 1942? That 10 people died in a lahar on White Island in 1914? That a yacht race between Lyttelton and Wellington in 1951 resulted in 10 fatalities? That a tornado ripped through 150 houses in Hamilton in 1948? These and many other stories are told in this eyeopening book, which also reveals acts of heroism among the rescuers.
Publication: Canada
Imprint: ReadHowYouWant.com Ltd
Returns: Non-returnable
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