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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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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; 1. Genesis, 1 p.m.: Annapolis, Missouri, to Gorham, Illinois; Track map of the Tri-State Tornado; 2. Murphysboro, Illinois; 3. DeSoto, Illinois; 4. West Frankfort, Illinois; 5. Parrish and Crossville, Illinois; Griffin, Owensville, and Princeton, Indiana; Dissipation; 6. Aftermath; Appendix: Rosters of the Dead by Town; GORHAM, ILLINOIS; MURPHYSBORO, ILLINOIS; DESOTO; HERRIN HOSPITAL; SCHROEDER'S FUNERAL HOME, DUQUOIN; WEINBERG'S FUNERAL HOME, DUQUOIN; WEST FRANKFORT; PARRISH, ILLINOIS, AND VICINITY.
  • HAMILTON COUNTY, ILLINOISMACEDONIA; MCLEANSBORO AREA; THOMPSONVILLE; WHITE COUNTY, ILLINOIS; CROSSVILLE, ILLINOIS, AND VICINITY; GRIFFIN, INDIANA; OWENSVILLE, INDIANA; PRINCETON, INDIANA; ELIZABETH, INDIANA; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Author Biography; A Shawnee Book: Also available in this series . . .; Back Cover.

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