It's only human to be fascinated by disasters-and uplifted by the bravery they bring out in ordinary people. Experience Massachusetts's most catastrophic events and, from the safety of your armchair, witness the vivid moments that changed the state forever. Meet the heroes and remember the victims of the 1874 Mill River flood the wreck of the City of Columbus in 1884, and the Amtrak derailment of 1990, Venture into downtown Boston where a fire devastated the Cocoanut Grove nightclub in 1942. Massachusetts Disasters re-creates the devastation and celebrates the courage of those who often risked their own lives to help others. Book jacket.