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Harm's Way: Disasters in Western Canada

Editat de Anthony Rasporich, Max Foran
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 19 mai 2004
The stories told in this collection, though tragic for many, also illustrate the steadfast determination and courage of people in the face of misfortune and extreme distress. From the lesser-known weed outbreaks and tornadoes to the world-wide influenza outbreak in 1918 that devastated many Calgary families, these stories focus on the human side of these disasters. It may be a heroic individual or the collective response of a community, but what is truly remarkable in these stories is the human response to the world being turned upside down by famine and disease, by flood, fire, or rock slide, by wind and cold, by dynamite or gas explosions, or even by the seemingly mundane threat of weeds upon crops. It is the resolution to continue to fight and the persistence of the human spirit and its adaptability to challenges that is the true story of a century of development in western Canada.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781552380918
ISBN-10: 1552380912
Pagini: 298
Ilustrații: 48
Dimensiuni: 140 x 127 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.4 kg
Editura: University of Calgary Press
Colecția University of Calgary Press

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The stories told in this collection, though tragic for many, also illustrate the steadfast determination and courage of people in the face of misfortune and extreme distress. From the lesser-known weed outbreaks and tornadoes to the world-wide influenza outbreak in 1918 that devastated many Calgary families, these stories focus on the human side of these disasters.