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The 1925 Tri-State Tornado’S Devastation in Franklin County, Hamilton County, and White County, Illinois

2012-04-05 History
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Book Synopsis The 1925 Tri-State Tornado’S Devastation in Franklin County, Hamilton County, and White County, Illinois by : Bob Johns

Download or read book The 1925 Tri-State Tornado’S Devastation in Franklin County, Hamilton County, and White County, Illinois written by Bob Johns. This book was released on 2012-04-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the tornado roared across southern Missouri, southern Illinois, and southwestern Indiana for many hours during the afternoon on March 18th in 1925, there was now way that people along the tornado path would know it was occurring before they could see it. This was because there was no radar systems then and the National Weather Service was not able to let people know that a tornado was going to occur or that there was a tornado already occurring since they did not know much about tornadoes. So, the only way a person then was able to know that a tornado was occurring and it was going to hit them was when they were able to see it close to where they were and realize that it was a tornado. This story shows in Franklin, Hamilton, and White Counties in Illinois what some people saw and what they did, and what happened to them when the tornado hit them. This story also has many detailed maps across the townships in Franklin, Hamilton, and White Counties in Illinois that show where many peoples homes, many schools and churches, and other things were located when they were hit by the tornado and damaged or destroyed. Some of the maps also show where some people landed after they were blown well away from there home. There are also some pictures in this story that shows what some homes, schools and other things looked like when they were damaged or damaged by the tornado. And a few of them show what they looked like before they were hit by the tornado. Some of the eyewitnesses of this tornado that I net with and went on driving surveys with are shown on pictures in this book.

America's Deadliest Twister

2014-07-25 History
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Release : 2014-07-25
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Book Synopsis America's Deadliest Twister by : Geoff Partlow

Download or read book America's Deadliest Twister written by Geoff Partlow. This book was released on 2014-07-25. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner, ISHS Certificate of Excellence, 2015 Disaster relief as we know it did not exist when the deadliest tornado in U.S. history gouged a path from southeast Missouri through southern Illinois and into southwestern Indiana. The tri-state tornado of 1925 hugged the ground for 219 miles, generated wind speeds in excess of 300 miles per hour, and killed 695 people. Drawing on survivor interviews, public records, and newspaper archives, America’s Deadliest Twister offers a detailed account of the storm, but more important, it describes life in the region at that time as well as the tornado’s lasting cultural impact, especially on southern Illinois. Author Geoff Partlow follows the storm from town to town, introducing us to the people most affected by the tornado, including the African American population of southern Illinois. Their narratives, along with the stories of the heroes who led recovery efforts in the years following, add a hometown perspective to the account of the storm itself. In the discussion of the aftermath of the tornado, Partlow examines the lasting social and economic scars in the area, but he also looks at some of the technological firsts associated with this devastating tragedy. Partlow shows how relief efforts in the region began to change the way people throughout the nation thought about disaster relief, which led to the unified responses we are familiar with today.

Death Rides the Sky

2011-12 History
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Release : 2011-12
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Book Synopsis Death Rides the Sky by : Angela Mason

Download or read book Death Rides the Sky written by Angela Mason. This book was released on 2011-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On an ordinary spring day in 1925, folks in the Midwest were going about business usual. Little did they know that between 1 and 4: 30 p.m. on March 18, their lives would be changed forever in an event that defined the weather in the central U.S.Nthe Tri-State Tornado.

Disasters and Tragic Events [2 volumes]

2014-03-26 History
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Release : 2014-03-26
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Disasters and Tragic Events [2 volumes] by : Mitchell Newton-Matza

Download or read book Disasters and Tragic Events [2 volumes] written by Mitchell Newton-Matza. This book was released on 2014-03-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 to the Sandy Hook school massacre of 2012, this two-volume encyclopedia surveys tragic events—natural and man-made, famous and forgotten—that helped shape American history. Tragedies and disasters have always been part of the fabric of American history. Some gave rise to reactions that profoundly influenced the nation. Others dominated public consciousness for a moment, then disappeared from collective memory. Organized chronologically, Disasters and Tragic Events examines these moments, covering both the familiar and the obscure and probing their immediate and long-term effects. Unlike other works that concentrate on a particular type of disaster, for example, weather- or medicine-related tragedies, this two-volume encyclopedia has no such limits. Its entries range from natural disasters, such as hurricanes and tornadoes, to civic disturbances, environmental disasters, epidemics and medical errors, transportation accidents, and more. The work is a perfect supplement for history classes and will also prove of great interest to the general reader.

The Forgotten Storm

2004-06-01 Nature
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Release : 2004-06-01
Genre : Nature
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Book Synopsis The Forgotten Storm by : Wallace Akin

Download or read book The Forgotten Storm written by Wallace Akin. This book was released on 2004-06-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The amazing true story of the deadliest tornado in American history, as told by a survivor.

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