The White Cascade

The Great Northern Railway Disaster and America's Deadliest Avalanche

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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 avalanche."-The New York TimesIn 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.
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Schrijver
Krist, Gary
Titel
The White Cascade
Uitgever
Henry Holt and Co.
Jaar
2008
Taal
Engels
Pagina's
352
Gewicht
299 gr
EAN
9780805083293
Afmetingen
203 x 127 x 25 mm
Bindwijze
Paperback

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