A hero on Mount St. Helens : the life and legacy of David A. Johnston / Melanie Holmes ; foreword by Jeff Renner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Holmes, Melanie, author.

Contributor:

Renner, Jeff, writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Johnston, David A. (David Alexander), 1949-1980.

Johnston, David A.

Eruption of Mount Saint Helens (Washington : 1980).

Saint Helens, Mount (Wash.)--Eruption, 1980--Personal narratives.

Saint Helens, Mount (Wash.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (187 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Urbana, Illinois ; Chicago ; Springfield : University of Illinois Press, [2019]

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication Page

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

About the Author.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-252-05134-3

OCLC:

1100767589