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In the Path of Destruction

Eyewitness Chronicles of Mount St. Helens

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In the Path of Destruction

By: Richard Waitt
Narrated by: Andy Waits
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"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.

The original book was published by Washington State University Press.

©2014 Board of Regents of Washington State University (P)2018 Redwood Audiobooks
Americas Environment Nature & Ecology Outdoors & Nature Science State & Local United States Natural Disaster
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Truly fascinating aural history of the Mt St Helens eruption. It really sets the context and run up to the fateful day and then different accounts of experiences of the eruption. Highly recommended.

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