The 1959 Yellowstone Earthquake

The 1959 Yellowstone Earthquake

The 1959 Yellowstone Earthquake

The 1959 Yellowstone Earthquake

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Overview

At 11:37 p.m. on August 17, 1959, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake rocked Montana's Yellowstone country. In an instant, an entire mountainside fractured and thundered down onto the sites of unsuspecting campers. The mammoth avalanche generated hurricane-force winds ahead of it that ripped clothing from backs and heaved tidal waves in both directions of the Madison River Canyon. More than two hundred vacationers trapped in the canyon feared the dam upstream would burst. As debris and flooding overwhelmed the river, injured victims frantically searched the darkness for friends and family. Acclaimed historian Larry Morris tells the gripping minute-by-minute saga of the survivors who endured the interminable night, the first responders who risked their lives and the families who waited days and weeks for word of their missing loved ones.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781467119962
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date: 07/04/2016
Series: Disaster
Pages: 192
Sales rank: 676,458
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author


Historian Larry E. Morris received a master's in American literature from BYU. He authored The Fate of the Corps: What Became of the Lewis and Clark Explorers After the Expedition, named a Top Academic Title by Choice, and coauthored (with Ronald M. Anglin) The Mystery of John Colter: The Man Who Discovered Yellowstone. He has published several other books and has written articles for such periodicals as The Missouri Historical Review, We Proceeded On and American History.

Table of Contents

Foreword Lee Whittlesey 9

Acknowledgements 11

1 "The End of the World" 13

2 "Down in the Flood" 27

3 "Out into the River" 43

4 "A Confused Situation" 52

5 "The Salvation of Many" 67

6 "I Wish T Could Find My Children" 87

7 "Gearing Up for a Rescue" 98

8 "The Precious Journey Out" 113

9 "Where We Can't Even Hear the Birds Sing" 122

10 "Her Final Resting Place" 134

Epilogue 149

Appendix A List of Individuals Evacuated from the Earthquake Area 157

Appendix B Technical Information About the Earthquake 163

Notes 169

Bibliography 177

Index 183

About the Author 189

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