In the Path of Destruction: Eyewitness Chronicles of Mount St. Helens

"The air had no oxygen, like being trapped underwater...I was being cremated, the pain unbearable."--Jim Scymanky

"I was on my knees, my back to the hot wind. It blew me along, lifting my rear so I was up on my hands...It was hot but I didn't feel burned--until I felt my ears curl."--Mike Hubbard

A napping volcano blinked awake in March 1980. Two months later, the mountain roared. Author Richard Waitt was one of the first to arrive following the mountain's early rumblings. A geologist with intimate knowledge of Mount St. Helens, Waitt delivers a detailed and accurate chronicle of events. His eruption story unfolds through unforgettable, riveting narratives--the heart of a masterful chronology that also delivers engrossing science, history, and journalism.

Author: Richard Waitt
Publisher: Washington State University Press
Published: 01/15/2015
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.90lbs
Size: 9.90h x 7.00w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9780874223231
ISBN10: 0874223237
BISAC Categories:
- Nature | Earthquakes & Volcanoes
- Nature | Natural Disasters
- History | United States | State & Local | Pacific Northwest (OR, WA)