title: Florida Disasters: True Stories of Tragedy and Survival
author: E. Lynne Wright
description: <br /><span><span>UNITED STATES/REGIONAL HISTORY</span></span><br /><br /><span><span>Facing Unimaginable Events With Courage<br /><br />It's only human to be fascinated by disasters--and uplifted by reports of survival in the face of overwhelming circumstances. This book takes you back to Florida's most catastrophic events, vividly re-creating the moments that changed the state forever. The twenty-five true stories presented here are a chilling reminder to expect the unexpected.<br /><br />From the Great Citrus Freeze of 1895 and tidal wave of 1935 to the Apollo fire of 1967 and Challenger disaster of 1986, Florida has been the site of some of the nation's most dramatic moments. Each account in this book reveals not only the circumstances surrounding the disaster and the magnitude of the devastation, but also the courage and ingenuity displayed by those who survived and the heroism of those who helped others, often risking their own lives in rescue efforts.<br /><br /></span></span>
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  **Enduring Retribution**
  
   **By**
  
   **Kathi S. Barton**
  
   **World Castle Publishing**
  
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  This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are
  products of the author’s imagination or are used factiously and are not to be
  construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events, locations, organizations,
  or person, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
  
  **World Castle Publishing**
  
  Pensacola, Florida
  
  Copyright © by Kathi S. Barton 2012
  
  ISBN: 9781938243059
  
  First Edition World Castle Publishing February 14, 2012
  
  http://www.worldcastlepublishing.com
  
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