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Gone: Catastrophe in Paradise

by Oj Modjeska

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A historical account of disaster shaped by converging forces

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A historical account of disaster shaped by converging forces

Gone: Catastrophe in Paradise examines a fatal disaster that unfolded after European and American holidaymakers arrived on a tropical island. The account situates the tragedy at the intersection of aviation, terrorism, abrupt weather changes, and chance, tracing how separate factors became catastrophic within a matter of hours. Framed as a true story, the book centers the scale of the loss alongside the human circumstances surrounding it. At 134 pages, it offers a compact entry in aviation-disaster history that also considers the wider consequences when travel, violence, and natural conditions collide.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in aviation history and air-disaster accounts
  • Those seeking nonfiction about terrorism's impact on travel
  • Readers drawn to concise true accounts of historical catastrophes

Themes

Aviation disastersTerrorismWeather and riskTourismHuman loss

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Book overview

A mass of European and American tourists descend on an idyllic tropical island for the holiday of a lifetime. Within hours, hundreds are dead.

What happened? This is the true story of one of history's most tragic and shocking disasters, in which aviation, terrorism, a sudden change in weather and plain old bad luck made for a ruinous mix.

Discover the mind-boggling facts of this catastrophe in this compelling, action-packed and haunting tale of the human condition that will have you turning the pages to the very end.

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