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Avalanches Avalanches Accidents Canada Avalanches Juvenile fiction Avalanches Juvenile literature Blizzards Juvenile fiction Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.) History 20th century Survival Survival Juvenile fiction Survival Juvenile literature Wellington (Wash.) History 20th century Juvenile fictionBlehm, Eric
Summary: "From Eric Blehm, the bestselling author of The Last Season and Fearless, comes an extraordinary new book in the vein of Into the Wild, the story of the legendary snowboarder Craig Kelly and his death in the 2003 Durrand Glacier Avalanche-a devastating and controversial tragedy that claimed the lives of seven people. On January 20, 2003, a thunderous crack rang out and a 100-foot-wide tide of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Publishers 2024
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KELLY, CRAIG BLEPerish, Patrick
Summary: "Engaging images accompany information about how to survive an avalanche. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bellwether Media, Inc. 2017
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 613.6 PERBlack, Vanessa
Summary: "Carefully leveled text and vibrant photographs introduce early readers to the science behind avalanches. Includes map, infographics, activity, glossary, and index."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jump!, Inc. 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 551.5 BLAKrist, Gary.
Summary: "In February 1910, a monstrous blizzard hit Washington State. High in the Cascade Mountains near the tiny town of Wellington, two trainloads of cold, hungry passengers and their crews found their railcars buried in rising drifts, parked precariously on the edge of a steep ravine. An army of the Great Northern Railroad's men worked round-the-clock to rescue the trains, but the storm was...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Hist US KristTarshis, Lauren
Summary: "The snow came down faster than train crews could clear the tracks, piling up in drifts 20 feet high. At the Wellington train depot in the Cascade Mountains, two trains sat stranded, blocked in by snow slides to the east and west. Some passengers braved the storm to hike off the mountain, but many had no choice but to wait out the storm. But the storm didn't stop. One day passed, then two,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2022