Publisher:
Evansville, Indiana: University of Evansville Press, 1977.
Seller ID: 17963scs
Quarto, navy blue leatherette (hardcover), gilt letters and illus., x, 295 pp. Near-Fine, with former-owner inscription. Contents: Paul H. Schmidt, Chairman Evansville Red Cross; Preface; After Forty Years; Introduction; Diagram of Coliseum; Archives Commission on Tour of Investigation; The Evansville Flood: January 9 to February 20, 1937; How the Emergency was Met; Story of Rehabilitation; Chamber of Commerce Red Cross Committee; Personnel; Graphic Representation: Introduction, Pictures, Cartoons; The Great Flood of 1937 -- Sigeco News, March 1937; National Board of Fire Underwriters - O... View More...
Publisher:
London: Abelard-Schuman, 1969. First Edition.
Seller ID: 50336bd
Octavo, black boards (hardcover), gilt letters, 176 pp. Neat former-owner bookplate; otherwise, Fine, in a Very Good, mylar protected dust jacket with lightly rubbed edges. From dust jacket: ...incidents such as the above abound in the literature on thunderbolts. This terrifying phenomenon, which can fall from a clear sky or enter an enclosed room, has mystified man from classical times onward. Citing examples of Flying Saucer sightings, the activities of poltergeists, and reports of death by spontaneous combustion, the authors demonstratge the strange similarities between these apparentl... View More...
Publisher:
Philadelphia: American College of Physicians, [2004].
Seller ID: 005406scs
Signed and dated by the Author on title page. Octavo, blue cloth (hardcover), xi, 180 pp. Near-Fine, with bookplate, in a Fine (As New) dust jacket. From jacket: Presents a collection of stories about men and women who, through their courage and fortitude, demonstrate the meaning of decency and compassion. From the rigors of war, to the oppression of minorities, to the horror of the Holocaust, Cleaveland leads us on a journey through tragedy into triumph...These brave and caring individuals show us the indomitableness of the human spirit. View More...
Octavo, brown cloth (hardcover), x, 172 pp. Illus. with b&w photos. Very Good, in a like dust jacket. ÒIn this book, Mr. Meyer tells the stories of major earthquakes that have shaken the Golden State, how they happen, what can be done about them, and why another big California quake is being forecast.Ó View More...
