Washington Disasters: True Stories of Tragedy and Survival [Paperback]

True accounts of major disasters in Washington history are retold in this engagingly written collection. From The Seattle fire of 1889, the 1910 train avalanche on Stevens Pass, and the 1915 Ravensdale Coal Mine explosion, the 1955 airliner crash in residential Riverton, to the 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption, Washington has been home to some of the nation's most dramatic moments. Each story reveals not only the circumstances surrounding the disaster and the magnitude of the devastation but also the courage and ingenuity displayed by those who survived and the heroism of those who helped others, often risking their own lives in rescue efforts.Rob McNair-Huff has been a long-time history buff interested in Washington state's past. He grew up in Longview and then in Rochester, Washington, where he watched Mt. St. Helens erupt from a distance. He lives in Tacoma.Natalie McNair-Huff has long been interested in the history of Washington State and grew up in southeast Washington where she was one of the many local residents living under the threat of flooding and more following eruption of Mount St. Helens.