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The Forgotten Storm

Autor Wallace Akin
en Limba Engleză Paperback – iun 2004
The amazing true story of the deadliest tornado in American history, as told by a survivor.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781592283125
ISBN-10: 1592283128
Pagini: 202
Ilustrații: 15 black & white halftones, 1 maps, 9 charts, 1 tables
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 11 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Editura: Lyons Press

Notă biografică

Wallace E. Akin was for many years a professor of geography at Drake University. He received a research Fulbright in 1961 at the University of Copenhagen and has traveled widely, studying climate and related human activities. He is the author of several academic books that include material on weather and climate.

Cuprins

List of Maps and Figures
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1 - Without Warning
Chapter 2 - Nature Sets the Stage
Chapter 3 - Touchdown in Missouri
Chapter 4 - The Crossover into Illinois
Chapter 5 - Murphysboro
Chapter 6 - De Soto
Chapter 7 - West Frankfurt
Chapter 8 - Parrish and Eastern Illinois
Chapter 9 - Indiana
Chapter 10 - The Aftermath
Chapter 11 - Other Great Tornadoes
Notes and References
Further Reading
Bibliography
Index

Descriere

A gripping account of the most deadly tornado ever to hit the U.S.-695 people killed in its 219-mile path of destruction-including first person accounts, newspaper stories, and the author's own climate science expertise.