A Hero on Mount St. Helens
The Life and Legacy of David a. Johnston
$52.18
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
14 June 2019
Summary
Serendipity placed David Johnston on Mount St. Helens when the volcano rumbled to life in March 1980. Throughout that ominous spring, Johnston was part of a team conducting scientific research that underpinned warnings about the mountain. Those warnings saved thousands of lives when the most devastating volcanic eruption in U.S. history blew apart Mount St. Helens but killed Johnston on the ridge that now bears his name.
Melanie Holmes tells the story of Johnston’s journey from a nature-lo…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780252084317 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0252084314 |
| Author: | Melanie Holmes, Jeff Renner |
| Publisher: | University of Illinois Press |
| Imprint: | University of Illinois Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 14 June 2019 |
| Weight: | 367g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 152mm x 229mm |
Critics Review
“An excellent biography… . This book is a great read.” –The Daily Chronicle
“A well-balanced and authentic view of David–where he came from, who he was, what the influences on his worldview were, and especially his sense of urgency about the unfolding situation at Mount St. Helens in spring 1980. Volcanoes are complex features; Melanie Holmes explains scientific ideas in a clear, straightforward manner that make them more accessible to a broad, non-specialist audience.”–Tom Casadevall, former acting director for the U.S. Geological Survey
“The intertwined personal life of David Johnston with Mount St. Helens geology and the challenges of dangerous research have, in this story, produced an incredibly engaging saga. A beautiful tribute to a scientist and to science.”–Robbie Rice Gries, author of Anomalies: Pioneering Women in Petroleum Geology: 1917–2017 and president of the Geological Society of America
Melanie Holmes
Melanie Holmes graduated from St. Xavier University in Chicago. She is the author of The Female Assumption, recipient of a 2014 Global Media Award from the Population Institute. She is also a speaker, educator, and freelance writer.
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