Description |
xvii, 300 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-274) and index. |
Summary |
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. |
Contents |
The land -- The warnings -- The conservationists -- The eruption -- The rescues -- The monument -- Decline and renewal -- Epilogue. |
Subject |
Saint Helens, Mount (Wash.) -- Eruption, 1980.
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Volcanic eruptions -- Washington (State)
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Volcanoes -- Washington (State)
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ISBN |
9780393242799 (hardcover) |
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