New Orleans disasters : firsthand accounts of Crescent City tragedy / by Royd Anderson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Anderson, Royd, author.

Series:

Disaster

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Disasters--Louisiana--New Orleans--History.

Disasters.

Disasters--Louisiana--New Orleans.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (118 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2021.

Summary:

With more than one thousand books on Hurricane Katrina, somehow not one work examines a collection of Crescent City calamity--until now. Here seven tragedies and their fallout are explored through gripping firsthand interviews, planting readers amid the chaos. Revisit the agony of the Luling ferry disaster, the horror of Pan Am Flight 759 slamming into a Kenner neighborhood and the Mother's Day bus crash on 610 that claimed twenty-two lives. Sift for answers in the unsolved fires of the Rault Center and the UpStairs Lounge. Investigate the Continental Grain elevator explosion and experience the terror of the Howard Johnson's sniper. Join author Royd Anderson on this harrowing journey through New Orleans tragedy.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Acknowledgements

1. A Sign From Above?

2. THree Major Tragedies In The Central Business District In Less Than Six Months

The Rault Center Fire (November 29, 1972)

The Howard Johnson's Sniper (January 7, 1973)

The UpStairs Lounge Fire (June 24, 1973)

3. TWo Major Tragedies On The Mississippi In A Little Over A Year

The Luling Ferry Disaster (October 20, 1976): The Worst Ferryboat Accident in U.S. History

The Continental Grain Elevator Explosion (December 22, 1977): The Deadliest Grain Dust Explosion of the Modern Era

4. A New Decade, Another Major Tragedy

Pan Am Flight 759 (July 9, 1982): The Worst Commercial Aircraft Crash in Louisiana History

5. The 1990s Almost Escaped A Major Tragedy But Couldn'T

Mother's Day Bus Crash on 610 (May 9, 1999): The Worst Vehicular Accident in Louisiana History

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Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Print version: Anderson, Royd New Orleans Disasters

ISBN:

9781439674055

OCLC:

1288216878