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Townsend, John

The Exxon Valdez 1989: An Oil Tanker Runs Aground

56 pp. | Raintree | August, 2006 | Library ISBN 1-4109-2280-4 $32.86
(4) 4-6 When Disaster Struck series. This volume begins with a brief account of the ship's 1989 grounding. The text then continues with a chronological description of the events leading to the oil spill off Alaska's rocky coast, the cleanup, and its ecological impact, to provide a comprehensive analysis of one of the worst environmental disasters in history. Maps, photographs, sidebars, and primary sources on busy pages are included. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind.
Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale

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