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The White Cascade: The Great Northern Railway Disaster and America's Deadliest Avalanche

The White Cascade: The Great Northern Railway Disaster and America's Deadliest Avalanche - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:Gary KristPublish date:2008-01-22Pages:352
Language:EnglishPublisher:Holt PaperbacksISBN-13:9780805083293ISBN-10:805083294UPC:9780805083293Book Category:Transportation, Nature, HistoryBook Subcategory:Railroads, Natural Disasters, United StatesBook Topic:History, State & LocalSize:7.90 x 5.20 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.6504Product ID:SC7TE9J1TM

"Krist does wonders . . . [He] describes the frantic rescue efforts . . . and the malevolent, unending storm. In a thrilling, climactic chapter, he conjures forth the avalanche."--The New York Times

In February 1910, a monstrous, record-breaking blizzard hit the Northwest. Nowhere was the danger more terrifying than near a tiny town called Wellington, perched high in the Cascade Mountains, where a desperate situation evolved: two trainloads of cold, hungry passengers and their crews found themselves marooned. For days, an army of the Great Northern Railroad's most dedicated men worked to rescue the trains, but just when escape seemed possible, the unthinkable occurred--a colossal avalanche tumbled down, sweeping the trains over the steep slope and down the mountainside. Centered on the astonishing spectacle of our nation's deadliest avalanche, The White Cascade is the masterfully told story of a never-before-documented tragedy.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Holt PaperbacksISBN-13:9780805083293ISBN-10:805083294UPC:9780805083293Book Category:Transportation, Nature, HistoryBook Subcategory:Railroads, Natural Disasters, United StatesBook Topic:History, State & LocalSize:7.90 x 5.20 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.6504Product ID:SC7TE9J1TM
Gary Krist is the prizewinning author of the novels Bad Chemistry, Chaos Theory, and Extravagance, and the short-story collections, The Garden State and Bone by Bone. His stories, articles, and travel pieces have been featured in noteworthy magazines, including National Geographic Traveler, GQ, and Esquire. He lives in Bethesda, Maryland, with his wife and daughter.
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