From the Book - Second edition.
The massacre at Turners Falls: America's roots of Manifest Destiny
The wreck of the brig St. John: "poor creatures" perish on Irish famine ship
Collapse of Minot's ledge lighthouse: keepers warned of danger; no one listened
Boston Harbor's worst shipwreck: the sinking of the Maritana
One man' courage: the wreck of the Eveline Treat
The great Revere disaster: crash on the Eastern Railroad
Wholesale ruin: the great Boston fire
The Mill River flood: failure of the Williamsburg Dam
The Granite Mill No. 1 fire: women, children die, blocked by wall of flames
Calamity at Devil's Bridge Reef: the City of Columbus tragedy
Suburban nightmare: the collapse of Bussey Bridge
The Benchmark winter storm: trapped by a blizzard
Birth of the deadliest killer: the Spanish influenza
The Battle of Orleans: u-boat attack on Cape Cod
A sticky situation: the great molasses flood
Washed away: the failure of the Wheeler Dam
Water over the dam: the Connecticut River floods
Record-breaking storm: the New England hurricane
Twelve minutes of hell: the Cocoanut Grove fire
It couldn't hapen here: the Worcester tornado
The greatest rescue in maritime history: the sinking of the Andrea Doria
Sixteen-story rescue: building collapse in Brighton
Slow-motion disaster: the sinking of the Argo Merchant
Wind, waves, and snow: the great whiteout
Underground miracle: collision at Back Bay Station.
