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 — 7,875 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 — 83,135 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 — 267,799 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 — 663 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 — 2,855 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 — 118 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) 4.32 avg rating — 87 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 4.13 avg rating — 26,316 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 — 897 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 4.30 avg rating — 2,010 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 4.41 avg rating — 2,448 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 — 954 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

15 books · 2 voters · list created July 19th, 2022 by Marianne (votes) .

Tags: disaster, fire, flood, natural-disaster, volcano

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