..., tornadoes, droughts, earthquakes, etc.), accidental disasters (sinkings, fires, train wrecks, explosions, air disasters, etc.), the Boll Weevil infestation, epidemics and diseases (the jake leg, the 1918–1920 flu, etc.). The complete lyrics of several disaster songs about events occurred between 1879...

...This chapter includes the study of five sub-chapters delving into accidental disasters that elicited more than one song each, and a miscellaneous sub-chapter dealing with several other man-made catastrophes that produced only one song. The study of each disaster starts with a short historical...