Pennsylvania Disasters

Author: Karen Ivory
Genre: Non-fiction
Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, 2015
Pages: 252
Rating: Recommend

Synopsis: True accounts of major disasters in Pennsylvania history are retold in this engagingly written collection. From the Johnstown floods of 1889 to the heroic actions on United Flight 193 on 9/11, Pennsylvania has been home to some of the nation's most dramatic moments. Each story reveals not only the circumstances surrounding the disaster and the magnitude of the devastation but also the courage and ingenuity displayed by those who survived and the heroism of those who helped others, often risking their own lives in rescue efforts.

Review: It was tough to find a book to read following Calling Me Home. That book had drawn me in and and I lived inside it for days after finishing. Pennsylvania Disasters has a dedicated chapter for each event so I would read one or two and then set it aside.

Pennsylvania Disasters was well-written and well worth my time. I remember the US Airways crash near the Pittsburgh airport as well as the Quecreek Mine Rescue. Of course, no one has forgotten 9/11 or that Flight 93 crashed in Somerset County.