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Item Details
Title:
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NEW ZEALAND'S WORST DISASTERS
TRUE STORIES THAT BOCKED A NATION |
By: |
Graham Hutchins, Russell Young |
Format: |
Paperback |
List price:
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£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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