About this title: In February 1910, a monstrous blizzard centered on Washington State hit the Northwest, breaking records. The world stopped - but nowhere was the danger more terrifying than near a tiny town called Wellington, perched high in the Cascade Mountains, where a desperate situation evolved minute by minute: two trainloads of cold, hungry passengers and their crews found themselves marooned without escape, their railcars gradually being buried in the rising drifts. For days, an army of the Great Northern Railroad's most dedicated men-led by the line's legendarily courageous superintendent, James O ...
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Description: Acceptable. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
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Description: Very Good. 0805077057 Condition: VERY GOOD. (Book may have one or a combination of the following characteristics: former library book, cover wear, name written inside cover, light underlining/highlighting, remainder mark, etc. Overall, the book is in solid shape. This is a blanket description. Please email us if you require a specific, detailed description of the book condition. We will typically respond within one week of your request). read more
Edition: First edition. Annotated.1st printing, 1st edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780805077056ISBN:0805077057
Description: New in fine dust jacket. book as new, dj bright shiny, veryt very slight roughness upper spine, very tiny tear lower rear, else vewry near new. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 315 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. Annotated.1st printing, 1st edition read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Owl Books
Date Published: 2008-01-28
ISBN-13:9780805083293ISBN:0805083294
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Holt Paperbacks
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780805083293ISBN:0805083294
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780805077056ISBN:0805077057
Description: Near fine in Fine jacket. Size: 9.3 x 6 x 1.3 inches; Remainder mark, else fine in publisher's quarter bound boards in like dust jacket. Available in our UK premises for prompt dispatch worldwide. read more
Edition: First edition. Stated. First printing [stated].
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company, New York
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780805077056ISBN:0805077057
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. xv, 315, [1] p. Illustrations. Maps. Notes. Bibliography. Index. In February 1910, a monstrous blizzard centered on Washington State hit the Northwest, breaking records. The world stopped-but nowhere was the danger more terrifying than near a tiny town called Wellington, perched high in the Cascade Mountains, where a desperate situation evolved minute by minute: two trainloads of cold, hungry passengers and their crews found themselves marooned without escape ... read more
Description: Good. Light shelving wear with minimal damage to cover and bindings. Pages show minor use. Help save a tree. Buy all your used books from Green Earth Books. Read. Recycle and Reuse! read more
"This was a wonderful book about the little-known train disaster on Stevens Pass. The Great Northern Railroad covered up the death of 90 train passengers in an avalanche by renaming and closing up an entire town (Wellington). Krist gives history a great stimulant with his staccato writing style."
"Great book. Lots of interesting information about the heyday of the railroads. The heroic efforts of the men battling the snowstorms and trying to keep the trains rolling are meticulously detailed. The author uses news stories of the period as well as the victims/survivors own words to create a harrowing picture of the avalanche and its aftermath."
"This is the story of the Great Northern Railroad, the Cascade mountains, and weather - all things I find quite fascinating. The author tries to stay carefully within the written record and does pretty well - when he ventures into his own descriptions he is a bit florid. I was captivated by the story and the attempted and successful rescues (at least 96 people died). I found the trials a bit trying. I guess I don't care about assigning blame for the incident.
I always find it fun to read books that talk about the small towns and places near where I live. Maybe if I lived in New York or San Francisco I would be used to seeing my places in books, but Wenatchee, Bonners Ferry, and even Chapel Hill are not the usual setting. This weekend I am going on a tour of the sites noted in the book."
"Another "couldn't put down." While the book is primarily about an avalanche that took out a passenger train that was stuck on Steven's Pass, it gives lots of interesting background on the history of the railways in America. I recommend avoiding if you plan any train travel through high mountain passes in the winter anytime soon..."
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