Washington Disasters

True Stories of Tragedy and Survival

Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States, State & Local
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Author: Rob McNair-Huff, Natalie Mcnair-Huff ISBN: 9781493013234
Publisher: Globe Pequot Press Publication: December 15, 2015
Imprint: Globe Pequot Press Language: English
Author: Rob McNair-Huff, Natalie Mcnair-Huff
ISBN: 9781493013234
Publisher: Globe Pequot Press
Publication: December 15, 2015
Imprint: Globe Pequot Press
Language: English

True accounts of major disasters in Washington history are retold in this engagingly written collection. From The Seattle fire of 1889, the 1910 train avalanche on Stevens Pass, and the 1915 Ravensdale Coal Mine explosion, the 1955 airliner crash in residential Riverton, to the 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption, Washington has been home to some of the nation's most dramatic moments. Each story reveals not only the circumstances surrounding the disaster and the magnitude of the devastation but also the courage and ingenuity displayed by those who survived and the heroism of those who helped others, often risking their own lives in rescue efforts.

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True accounts of major disasters in Washington history are retold in this engagingly written collection. From The Seattle fire of 1889, the 1910 train avalanche on Stevens Pass, and the 1915 Ravensdale Coal Mine explosion, the 1955 airliner crash in residential Riverton, to the 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption, Washington has been home to some of the nation's most dramatic moments. Each story reveals not only the circumstances surrounding the disaster and the magnitude of the devastation but also the courage and ingenuity displayed by those who survived and the heroism of those who helped others, often risking their own lives in rescue efforts.

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