Eruption: The Untold Story of Mount St. Helens
The Untold Story of Mount St. Helens
$42.40
- Hardcover
320 pages
- Release Date
7 March 2016
Summary
For months in early 1980, scientists, journalists and ordinary people listened anxiously to rumblings in the long quiescent volcano Mount St. Helens. Still, when a massive explosion took the top off the mountain, no one was prepared. Fifty-seven people died and the lives of many others were changed forever.
Steve Olson interweaves history, science and vivid personal stories to portray the disaster as a multi-faceted turning point. Powerful economic, political and historical forces inf…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780393242799 |
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| ISBN-10: | 039324279X |
| Author: | Steve Olson |
| Publisher: | W. W. Norton & Company |
| Imprint: | Norton |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 7 March 2016 |
| Weight: | 540g |
| Dimensions: | 30mm x 160mm x 231mm |
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Critics Review
“Vividly retells the story of the May 1980 disaster and questions whether more might have been done to keep the 57 people who died out of harm’s way.”
“This first-class, meticulously crafted piece of reportage was as exciting as it was informative-and will long stand as a classic of descriptive narrative of the biggest American volcanic eruption of all our lifetimes-or so we all hope!” – Simon Winchester, author of Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded “Olson and his truly groundbreaking Eruption join a rarefied pantheon, where readers can come to understand the most dramatic geological event of our time. This book, as welcome as it is amazing in the depth of its background and the strength of its storytelling, will stand as a stirring and stilling accomplishment.” – Robert Michael Pyle, author of Wintergreen: Rambles in a Ravaged Land and Where Bigfoot Walks: Crossing the Dark Divide “Steve Olson has brought new dimensions to my experience of the mountain. [He] masterfully delineates the personal histories, cultural assumptions, values, visions, and preconceptions that were brought to bear on the mountain that day. He has the gift of clarity and an enviable ability to find and make drama, present the human narrative, and engage his readers on multiple levels.” – David Guterson, author of Snow Falling on Cedars
Steve Olson
Steve Olson is the author of Mapping Human History (a finalist for the National Book Award) and Count Down, among other books. He lives in Seattle, Washington.
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