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Few natural disasters can match a volcanic eruption for the total destruction of a familiar landscape. Journalist Colasurdo first visited Spirit Lake, which is at the base of Mt. St. Helens, in... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1570610819
ISBN13:9781570610813
Release Date:January 1997
Publisher:Sasquatch Books
Length:288 Pages
Weight:1.05 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Beautiful Book about Nature, Destruction and Renewal
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
My husband bought this book and I just picked it up on a whim. The book spins a lovely web of the aesthetics of nature, the factual information about Mount St Helens and a personal reflection on one individual's place in the enormous cycle of nature. I enjoyed Colasurdo simple but elegant prose, her meticulous research, which I was glad to see gave credit to scientists and historians with every fact, and her personal insights and revelations. I read this books during an absolutely insane Christmas season (I own a retail store so Christmas is always particularly draining) and it really helped me put everything in perspective.
Good Book From a Personal Perspective
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
This book was written by someone who grew up with her summers in the shadow of Mt. St. Helens who revisits the area years later, after the eruption. It was a very reflective, somewhat moody book, that I enjoyed reading. Good descriptions of the area as it struggled to recover from the incredible devastation.
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