# Great Disasters and Horrors in the World's History

An audiobook by Allen H. Godbey, read by LibriVox volunteers (15 h 28 min, English).

"Mankind is constantly astonished by reports of mishaps and disasters of manifold character, when there is seldom room for astonishment. A large proportion of the calamities reported from day to day are directly due to the haste, greed, and heedlessness of man himself, and need no comment. But there is a large class of disasters, due solely to meteorological or geological conditions, which surpass all others in magnitude and appalling destruction. In such cases men insist on prating about “mysterious visitations,” as though these occurrences were subject to the dominion of no law. To an examination of such is this book devoted." From the preface.

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## Chapters

0. Preface (3:15): https://archive.org/download/great_disasters_and_horrors_1703_librivox/greatdisastersandhorrors_00_godbey_64kb.mp3
1. Myths of the Winds (17:00): https://archive.org/download/great_disasters_and_horrors_1703_librivox/greatdisastersandhorrors_01_godbey_64kb.mp3
2. Constant Winds (15:21): https://archive.org/download/great_disasters_and_horrors_1703_librivox/greatdisastersandhorrors_02_godbey_64kb.mp3
3. Periodic Winds (24:53): https://archive.org/download/great_disasters_and_horrors_1703_librivox/greatdisastersandhorrors_03_godbey_64kb.mp3
4. Tornadoes and Cyclones (31:23): https://archive.org/download/great_disasters_and_horrors_1703_librivox/greatdisastersandhorrors_04_godbey_64kb.mp3
5. The Louisville Tornado (27:56): https://archive.org/download/great_disasters_and_horrors_1703_librivox/greatdisastersandhorrors_05_godbey_64kb.mp3
6. Incidents of the Tornado (37:51): https://archive.org/download/great_disasters_and_horrors_1703_librivox/greatdisastersandhorrors_06_godbey_64kb.mp3
7. Other Tornadoes (32:51): https://archive.org/download/great_disasters_and_horrors_1703_librivox/greatdisastersandhorrors_07_godbey_64kb.mp3
8. Tropical Cyclones (29:50): https://archive.org/download/great_disasters_and_horrors_1703_librivox/greatdisastersandhorrors_08_godbey_64kb.mp3
9. Perils of the Sea (26:31): https://archive.org/download/great_disasters_and_horrors_1703_librivox/greatdisastersandhorrors_09_godbey_64kb.mp3
10. Life-Saving Measures (20:27): https://archive.org/download/great_disasters_and_horrors_1703_librivox/greatdisastersandhorrors_10_godbey_64kb.mp3
11. Great Samoan Hurricane (39:16): https://archive.org/download/great_disasters_and_horrors_1703_librivox/greatdisastersandhorrors_11_godbey_64kb.mp3
12. Electric Storms (42:05): https://archive.org/download/great_disasters_and_horrors_1703_librivox/greatdisastersandhorrors_12_godbey_64kb.mp3
13. Rain, Hail and Snow (27:56): https://archive.org/download/great_disasters_and_horrors_1703_librivox/greatdisastersandhorrors_13_godbey_64kb.mp3
14. Floods in the South (47:33): https://archive.org/download/great_disasters_and_horrors_1703_librivox/greatdisastersandhorrors_14_godbey_64kb.mp3
15. The Flood of 1890 (36:27): https://archive.org/download/great_disasters_and_horrors_1703_librivox/greatdisastersandhorrors_15_godbey_64kb.mp3
16. The Johnstown Flood (26:12): https://archive.org/download/great_disasters_and_horrors_1703_librivox/greatdisastersandhorrors_16_godbey_64kb.mp3
17. Incidents at Johnstown (33:40): https://archive.org/download/great_disasters_and_horrors_1703_librivox/greatdisastersandhorrors_17_godbey_64kb.mp3
18. Relief Measures (26:04): https://archive.org/download/great_disasters_and_horrors_1703_librivox/greatdisastersandhorrors_18_godbey_64kb.mp3
19. Famine and Pestilence (19:15): https://archive.org/download/great_disasters_and_horrors_1703_librivox/greatdisastersandhorrors_19_godbey_64kb.mp3
20. The Volcano (48:16): https://archive.org/download/great_disasters_and_horrors_1703_librivox/greatdisastersandhorrors_20_godbey_64kb.mp3
21. Great Eruptions of Vesuvius (38:16): https://archive.org/download/great_disasters_and_horrors_1703_librivox/greatdisastersandhorrors_21_godbey_64kb.mp3
22. Other Great Eruptions Part 1 (29:02): https://archive.org/download/great_disasters_and_horrors_1703_librivox/greatdisastersandhorrors_22_godbey_64kb.mp3
23. Other Great Eruptions Part 2 (38:19): https://archive.org/download/great_disasters_and_horrors_1703_librivox/greatdisastersandhorrors_23_godbey_64kb.mp3
24. Earthquakes (28:11): https://archive.org/download/great_disasters_and_horrors_1703_librivox/greatdisastersandhorrors_24_godbey_64kb.mp3
25. European Earthquakes (45:21): https://archive.org/download/great_disasters_and_horrors_1703_librivox/greatdisastersandhorrors_25_godbey_64kb.mp3
26. Earthquakes in The United States and England (38:37): https://archive.org/download/great_disasters_and_horrors_1703_librivox/greatdisastersandhorrors_26_godbey_64kb.mp3
27. Earthquakes in Tropical America (42:27): https://archive.org/download/great_disasters_and_horrors_1703_librivox/greatdisastersandhorrors_27_godbey_64kb.mp3
28. Prediction and Prevention (23:15): https://archive.org/download/great_disasters_and_horrors_1703_librivox/greatdisastersandhorrors_28_godbey_64kb.mp3
29. The Reign of Law (30:20): https://archive.org/download/great_disasters_and_horrors_1703_librivox/greatdisastersandhorrors_29_godbey_64kb.mp3