My Top Picks for True Disaster Stories (15 books)

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A list of the most well-written disaster stories I've read, many of them uplifting over all for their depiction of the human spirit, resilience, kindness, and generosity in spite of the disaster.

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1	Triangle: The Fire That Changed America by David von Drehle 4.01 avg rating — 7,918 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1	The Other Side of Nothing: A Survivor’s Journey toward Healing by Hilda Valentine 4.78 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors by Piers Paul Read 4.14 avg rating — 83,418 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Odin, Dog Hero of the Fires by Emma Bland Smith (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 74 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 270,694 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Triangle Fire by Leon Stein 4.17 avg rating — 380 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Fire in the Grove: The Cocoanut Grove Tragedy and Its Aftermath by John C. Esposito 4.04 avg rating — 666 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Gilded Lives, Fatal Voyage: The Titanic's First-Class Passengers and Their World by Hugh Brewster 3.97 avg rating — 2,866 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	In the Path of Destruction: Eyewitness Chronicles of Mount St. Helens by Richard Waitt 4.30 avg rating — 123 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	A Hero on Mount St. Helens: The Life and Legacy of David A. Johnston by Melanie Holmes (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 89 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Johnstown Flood by David McCullough 4.14 avg rating — 26,518 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Firestorm at Peshtigo: A Town, Its People, and the Deadliest Fire in American History by Denise Gess 3.89 avg rating — 904 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Discovery of the Titanic by Robert D. Ballard 4.31 avg rating — 2,013 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Titanic: an Illustrated History by Don Lynch 4.42 avg rating — 2,449 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	History of the Donner Party: A Tragedy of the Sierra by Charles Fayette McGlashan 3.78 avg rating — 957 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars