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Author:

Carney, Scott, 1978- author.

Title:

The vortex : a true story of history's deadliest storm, an unspeakable war, and liberation / Scott Carney and Jason Miklian.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Eccoan imprint of HarperCollins Publishers,

Copyright Date:

2022

Description:

xxii, 498 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Cyclones--Social aspects--Bangladesh.
Cyclones--Social aspects--Pakistan.
Pakistan--Politics and government--1947-1971.

Other Authors:

Miklian, Jason, author.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 425-479) and index.

Summary:

This fast-paced, meticulously detailed book tells the story of the Great Bhola Cyclone, the deadliest storm in modern history, which killed 500,000 people in Pakistan, and its aftermath as told through the eyes of the men and women who witnessed it.

ISBN:

0062985418
9780062985415

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1304903239

LCCN:

bl2022010068

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

ALPE516 -- Fairfield Public Library (Fairfield)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

GZPE631 -- Pella Public Library (Pella)

WAPD715 -- Sheldon Public Library (Sheldon)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)