A Monthly Collection of Librarian-selected Books by Topic
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September 2024: Rise from the Crashes
Sea You at the Bottom
(Shipwrecks)
- History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks by David Gibbins (DB 121343) - Renowned underwater archaeologist presents a narrative of human history through twelve shipwrecks across time, from a Viking warship to a World War II Nazi U-Boat.
- November's Fury: The Deadly Great Lakes Hurricane of 1913 by Michael Schumacher (DBC16173) - Account of the freshwater hurricane that claimed the lives of more than 250 sailors on the Great Lakes in November 1913. A Michigan Notable book.
- In the Waves: My Quest to Solve the Mystery of a Civil War Submarine by Rachel Lance (DB 99877) - Investigation of the mysterious wreck of Confederate submarine HL Hunley and the author's theory on the true cause of the submarine's fate.
- Stories from the Wreckage: A Great Lakes Maritime History Inspired by Shipwrecks by John Odin Jensen (DBC15474) - Comprehensive look at the shipping business in early Great Lakes history, including how the ships where built, the types of cargo they carried, how they met their ultimate demise, and their legacy.
Gets off the Tracks! My Train of Thought is Coming Through!
(Train Wrecks)
- Wreck of the Old 97 by Larry G. Aaron (DB 109210) - Through eyewitness reports and court testimonies, a presentation of the events of September 27, 1903, at Danville, Virginia, when the Old 97 plummeted off a forty-five-foot trestle into the ravine below.
- The Great Circus Train wreck of 1918: Tragedy on the Indiana Lakeshore by Richard M. Lytle (DBC04925) - On a June night in 1918 in Hammond, Indiana, a train engineer drifted to sleep, his train struck the idle Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus Train.
- Walk Through Fire: The Train Disaster That Changed America by Yasmine S. Ali (DB 113063) - Response to one of the worst train explosions of the 20th century reshaped the American infrastructure and laid the groundwork for the future of emergency management and disaster relief.
- White Cascade: The Great Northern Railway Disaster and America's Deadliest Avalanche by Gary Krist (DB 64718) - Describes the plight of passengers and workmen trapped in a blizzard for days preceding the deadly avalanche and details rescue and recovery efforts.
You Auto Know
(Car wrecks)
- Ever After: A Father’s True Story by William Wharton (DB 41507) – The author’s daughter and her family were killed in an automobile pileup caused by smoke from field burning in Oregon.
- Bodyguard's Story: Diana, the Crash, and the Sole Survivor by Trevor Rees-Jones (DB 50352) – As the sole survivor of the 1997 auto accident that killed the Princess of Wales, Dodi Fayed, and their chauffeur, bodyguard Rees-Jones offers his account of the events leading up to the crash and its aftermath.
- Mistaken Identity: Two Families, One Survivor, Unwavering Hope by Don Van Ryn (DB 66537) – Two families describe relying on their faith following a 2006 traffic accident that left one of their college-student daughters in a coma and the other dead. They relate the shock of learning five weeks later that the surviving girl was not who they believed her to be.
- A Deadly Wandering: A Tale of Tragedy and Redemption in the Age of Attention by Matt Richtel (DB 80365) – In 2006, nineteen-year-old Mormon Reggie Shaw swerved over the line while texting, clipped a car, and caused the death of two men. He went on to be an advocate for strict texting laws.
- Senatorial Privilege: The Chappaquiddick Cover-up by Leo Damore (DB 28018) – Author/reporter reassesses his coverage of the Chappaquiddick incident for the "Cape Cod News" in 1969 that continued to haunt the career of Senator Edward Kennedy.
These books and more are available on digital cartridge (call the Library at 1-800-992-9012 to order) or for download from the National Library Service's (NLS) online Braille Audio Reading Download (BARD) database: https://nlsbard.loc.gov/
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