Melanie Holmes

A Hero on Mount St. Helens

The Life and Legacy of David A. Johnston

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Produktbeschreibung

Melanie Holmes graduated from St. Xavier University in Chicago. She is the author of The Female Assumption, recipient of a 2014 Global Media Award from the Population Institute. She is also a speaker, educator, and freelance writer. ¿

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Illinois Press
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Mai 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 150mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 400g
• ISBN-13: 9780252084317
• ISBN-10: 0252084314
• Artikelnr.: 54543434

Autorenporträt

Melanie Holmes graduated from St. Xavier University in Chicago. She is the author of The Female Assumption, recipient of a 2014 Global Media Award from the Population Institute. She is also a speaker, educator, and freelance writer.  

Inhaltsangabe

Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part One: The Wonder Years
1. Tornado!
2. The Johnston Family
3. Youngest and Smallest
Part Two: Coming of Age
4. College Years and Shifting Gears
5. Stage Fright
6. Dream Job
Part Three: Fire Mountain
7. Folklore and History of Mount St. Helens
8. The Awakening
9. May 18, 1980
10. Aftermath
11. Recovery
Part Four: Legacy Takes Many Forms
12. Volcanology's Giant Leap
13. Twenty-First Century and Beyond
14. Memorials with Roots
Epilogue
Author's Note
Notes
Index