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Oregon disasters : true stories of tragedy and survival / Rachel Dresbeck.

Dresbeck, Rachel, (author.).

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ISBN: 1493013181
ISBN: 9781493013180
Physical Description: xiii, 217 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Edition: Second edition.
Publisher: Guilford, Connecticut : Globe Pequot, [2015]
Copyright: ©2015

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Death and destruction in its wake. The Heppner flood (1903) -- Dead man's hotel. The wreck of the Mimi (1913) -- Port Town in flames. The Astoria fire (1922) -- Dangerous slopes. The Mazamas on Coe Glacier (1927) -- "Just one more log." The Tillamook burn (1933) -- Here today, gone tomorrow. The Vanport flood (1948) -- Arctic illusions. Three blizzards (1950) -- It looked like the end of the world. The Roseburg blast (1959) -- An October oddity. The Columbus day storm (1962) -- A coastal catastrophe. Tsunami (1964) -- A wet Christmas. The Willamette river flood (1964) -- Mayday in August. The Brookings-Harbor rescues (1972) -- "We're going down." The last journey of Flight 173 (1978) -- "This is it!" The eruption of Mount St. Helens (1980) -- Tragedy on Mount Hood. The Oregon Episcopal School climb (1986) -- Burning fields. Chain-reaction car accident (1988) -- A wet and wild winter. Raging waters (1995-1996) -- Coos Bay catastrophe. The wreck of the New Carissa (1999) -- Beware the Bergschrund. Mount Hood climbing accident (2002) -- When lightning strikes. The Biscuit fire (2002) -- Fatal error. The sinking of the Taki-Tooo (2003).