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Krist does wonders . . . [He] describes the frantic rescue efforts . . . and the malevolent, unending storm. In a thrilling, climactic chapter, he conjures forth 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 Railroads most dedicated men worked to rescue the trains, but just when escape seemed possible, the unthinkable occurreda colossal avalanche tumbled down, sweeping the trains over the steep slope and down the mountainside. Centered on the astonishing spectacle of our nations deadliest avalanche, The White Cascade is the masterfully told story of a never-before-documented tragedy.
Author: Gary Krist
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Holt McDougal
Published: 01/22/2008
Pages: 352
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780805083293
Language: English
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