Eruption : the untold story of Mount St. Helens

Olson, Steve, 1956- author.

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Combining history and science, describes the 1980 eruption of Washington's Mount St. Helens, one of the largest in human history, which killed fifty-seven people and deposited ash in eleven U.S. states and five Canadian provinces.

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Saint Helens, Mount (Wash.) Eruption, 1980

Volcanic eruptions Washington (State)

Volcanoes Washington (State)

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ISBN:

9780393242799
039324279X

Edition:

First edition

Description:

xvii, 300 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

The land
The warnings
The conservationists
The eruption
The rescues
The monument
Decline and renewal
Epilogue

Control Number:

1584134

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