Black Saturday: Stories of Love, Loss and Courage from the Victorian Bushfires
- ISBN-10
- 0732290104
- ISBN-13
- 9780732290108
- Category
- Forest fires
- Pages
- 288
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Author
- John McGourty
Description
Black Saturday is Australia's worst national disaster. This book is the personal story of Black Saturday told by those that survived the flames and those who came to their help. It also contains accounts from journalists who covered the fires as well as first-hand tales from those who helped co-ordinate the emergency response.
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