America's Deadliest Twister : The Tri-State Tornado of 1925

Disaster relief as we know it did not exist when the deadliest tornado in U.S. history gouged a path from southeast Missouri through southern Illinois and into southwestern Indiana. The tri-state tornado of 1925 hugged the ground for 219 miles, generated wind speeds in excess of 300 miles per hour,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Partlow, Geoff
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 2014.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Tornadoes.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geology.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geography.
Tornades > Indiana > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Tornades > Illinois > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Tornades > Missouri > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Tornadoes > Indiana > History > 20th century.
Tornadoes > Illinois > History > 20th century.
Tornadoes > Missouri > History > 20th century.
Missouri.
Indiana.
Illinois.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Disaster relief as we know it did not exist when the deadliest tornado in U.S. history gouged a path from southeast Missouri through southern Illinois and into southwestern Indiana. The tri-state tornado of 1925 hugged the ground for 219 miles, generated wind speeds in excess of 300 miles per hour, and killed 695 people. Drawing on survivor interviews, public records, and newspaper archives, America's Deadliest Twister offers a detailed account of the storm, but more important, it describes life in the region at that time as well as the tornado's lasting cultural impact, especia.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (160 pages).
ISBN:9780809333479

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