12 Best nonfiction books like Disaster in Lawrence: The Fall of the Pemberton Mill by Alvin F. Oickle

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Disaster in Lawrence: The Fall of the Pemberton Mill

By: Alvin F. Oickle

3.77

Format: 179 pages, Kindle Edition

The destruction was unimaginable. Workers in nearby factories watched with horror as the Pemberton …

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Disaster in Lawrence: The Fall of the Pemberton Mill by Alvin F. Oickle , here is a list of 12 books like this:

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1. The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea

By: Sebastian Junger

3.50

Format: 31 pages,

"Takes readers into the maelstrom and shows nature's splendid and dangerous havoc at its utmost". O… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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2. Tinder Box: The Iroquois Theatre Disaster 1903

By: Anthony P. Hatch

3.15

Format: None pages, Hardcover

This the 100th anniversary of one of worst man-made disasters of the 20th century. When the Iroquoi… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction

3. Triangle: The Fire That Changed America

By: David von Drehle

4.33

Format: 700 pages, Paperback

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4. The Great Circus Train Wreck of 1918: Tragedy Along the Indiana Lakeshore

By: None

3.95

Format: 315 pages, Paperback

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5. When I Fell from the Sky: The True Story of One Woman's Miraculous Survival

By: Juliane Koepcke

5.00

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

The author was 17 years old when she survived an airplane explosion. Her survival is unexplainable … read more

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6. The San Francisco Earthquake

By: Gordon Thomas , Max Morgan-Witts

3.60

Format: 212 pages,

The authors use never-before-published eyewitness reports and previously ignored documents of the i… read more

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7. Collision Course: The Classic Story of the Collision of the Andrea Doria and the Stockholm

By: Alvin Moscow

4.16

Format: 388 pages, Kindle Edition

The definitive New York Times–bestselling “One of the most intriguing and thought-provoking books … read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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8. The Heist (Isaac Bell #14)

By: Clive Cussler

4.44

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

Detective Isaac Bell faces an attack on the Federal Reserve in an all-new adventure in the #1 New Y… read more

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9. Tangled Vines: Power, Privilege, and the Murdaugh Family Murders

By: John Glatt

3.94

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In Tangled Vines , bestselling true crime author John Glatt reconstructs the rise of the prestigiou… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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10. A Light in the Forest

By: Melissa Payne

4.22

Format: 329 pages, Kindle Edition

From Melissa Payne, bestselling author of The Night of Many Endings, comes an emotional and suspens… read more

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11. Rescue Below Zero (Search and Rescue)

By: Ian Mackersey

4.14

Format: 175 pages, Kindle Edition

The gripping true account of eighteen heroic men trapped in the heart of the freezing Arctic.Ideal … read more

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12. Fireball: The true story of a Tennessee plow girl who survived poverty, abuse, and eleven husbands with wit, wisdom, and tenacity.

By: Julia Walker

4.35

Format: 245 pages, Kindle Edition

My name is Hazel Lamb…Lindsey, but my momma called me Fireball. I am 84 years old. I only had one y… read more

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13. The Lake Turned Upside Down: The Story of Unthinkable Tragedy and Incredible Survival in the 1969 Outing, Minnesota F4 Tornado

By: Sue Dugan Moline

4.22

Format: 160 pages, Kindle Edition

August 6, 1969 became the fifth deadliest day in Minnesota tornado history, killing a total of fift… read more

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  • nonfiction
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14. An Only Child and Her Sister

By: Casey Maxwell Clair

4.31

Format: 279 pages, Kindle Edition

AN ONLY CHILD AND HER SISTER is a compelling true life story. Two sisters born to the same parents … read more

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  • nonfiction
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15. Disaster in Lawrence: The Fall of the Pemberton Mill

By: Alvin F. Oickle

3.77

Format: 179 pages, Kindle Edition

The destruction was unimaginable. Workers in nearby factories watched with horror as the Pemberton … read more

Similar categories in Alvin F. Oickle's Disaster in Lawrence: The Fall of the Pemberton Mill book and Alvin F. Oickle's Disaster in Lawrence: The Fall of the Pemberton Mill

  • history
  • nonfiction
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16. The Silver Bridge Disaster of 1967 (Images of America: West Virginia)

By: Stephan G. Bullard

3.91

Format: 128 pages, Kindle Edition

Point Pleasant’s Silver Bridge, the first eyebar suspension bridge in the United States, was an eng… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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17. THE EDMUND FITZGERALD: FROM GLORY TO GUT WRENCHING TRAGEDY

By: Timothy J. Thompson M.A.

4.33

Format: 208 pages, Kindle Edition

On Monday evening, November 10th, 1975, the famous iron ore freighter, Edmund Fitzgerald was desper… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Shattered Spring 1927: The People's Story of the F5 Tornado that Ravaged Rocksprings, Texas by Barbara Perkins

18. Shattered Spring 1927: The People's Story of the F5 Tornado that Ravaged Rocksprings, Texas

By: Barbara Perkins

3.72

Format: 222 pages, Kindle Edition

April 12, 1927, a low-pressure system was moving across the Edwards Plateau of Texas. A blustery, g… read more

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19. The SS Eastland Disaster: The History of the Deadliest Shipwreck on the Great Lakes

By: Charles River Editors

3.60

Format: 54 pages, Kindle Edition

*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the disaster by survivors and witnesses*Includes online res… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Hartford Circus Fire: Tragedy Under the Big Top by Michael Skidgell

20. The Hartford Circus Fire: Tragedy Under the Big Top

By: Michael Skidgell

3.83

Format: 176 pages, Kindle Edition

Through firsthand accounts and interviews with survivors, author Michael Skidgell attempts to make … read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Remembrances of the Angels: 50th Anniversary Reminiscences of the Fire No One Can Forget by John Kuenster

21. Remembrances of the Angels: 50th Anniversary Reminiscences of the Fire No One Can Forget

By: John Kuenster

4.43

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

On a terrible day in December 1958, one of the deadliest fires in American history took the lives o… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction

9 Top history books like Disaster in Lawrence: The Fall of the Pemberton Mill by Alvin F. Oickle

Transform Your Habits

The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea

Sebastian Junger

3.50

Transform Your Habits

Tinder Box: The Iroquois Theatre Disaster 1903

Anthony P. Hatch

3.15

Transform Your Habits

Collision Course: The Classic Story of the Collision of the Andrea Doria and the Stockholm

Alvin Moscow

4.16

Transform Your Habits

Tangled Vines: Power, Privilege, and the Murdaugh Family Murders

John Glatt

3.94

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8 Top history books like The Hartford Circus Fire: Tragedy Under the Big Top by Michael Skidgell

Transform Your Habits

Tinder Box: The Iroquois Theatre Disaster 1903

Anthony P. Hatch

3.15

Transform Your Habits

Cook County ICU: 30 Years of Unforgettable Patients and Odd Cases

Cory Franklin

3.57

Transform Your Habits

The Waltham Murders

Susan Zalkind

3.09

Transform Your Habits

The Season: A Social History of the Debutante

Kristen Richardson

3.47

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