Holmes Melanie Holmes

Hero on Mount St. Helens (eBook, ePUB)

The Life and Legacy of David A. Johnston

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Serendipity placed David Johnston on Mount St. Helens when the volcano rumbled to life in March 1980. Throughout that ominous spring, Johnston was part of a team conducting scientific research that underpinned warnings about the mountain. Those warnings saved thousands of lives when the most devastating volcanic eruption in U.S. history blew apart Mount St. Helens but killed Johnston on the ridge that now bears his name. Melanie Holmes tells the story of Johnston's journey from a nature-loving Boy Scout to a committed geologist. Blending science with personal detail, Holmes follows Johnston through his encounters with Aleutian volcanoes, his work helping the Portuguese government assess the geothermal power of the Azores, and his dream job as a volcanologist with the U.S. Geological Survey. Interviews and personal writings reveal what a friend called the most unjaded person I ever met, an imperfect but kind and intelligent young scientist passionately in love with his life and work and determined to make a difference.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Illinois Press
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Mai 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780252051340
• Artikelnr.: 56957124

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