The Exxon Valdez
Subtitle: tragic oil spill
By: Victoria Sherrow.
Series: American disasters
Publisher: Enslow
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Springfield, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
Subjects: Exxon Valdez (Ship) -- Juvenile literature; Exxon Valdez (Ship); Oil spills -- Environmental aspects -- Alaska -- Prince William Sound Region -- Juvenile literature; Tankers -- Accidents -- Environmental aspects -- Alaska -- Prince William Sound Region -- Juvenile literature; Oil spills -- Alaska -- Prince William Sound Region; Tankers -- Accidents
Description: Details the grounding of the Exxon Valdez oil tanker in Prince William Sound, discusses why this disaster happened, describes the cleanup effort, and suggests lessons learned from the event.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 44-45) and index.