| Description |
1 online resource |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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 |
| 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 that conducted scientific research that underpinned warnings about the mountain. Those warnings saved thousands of lives when the most devastating 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 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, intelligent young scientist passionately in love with his life and work and determined to make a difference. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Johnston, David A.
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Saint Helens, Mount (Wash.) -- Eruption, 1980 -- Personal narratives.
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Survival -- Washington (State) -- Saint Helens, Mount.
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Survival. |
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Washington (State) |
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Volcanoes -- Washington (State) -- Saint Helens, Mount.
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Volcanoes. |
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Eruption of Mount Saint Helens (Mount Saint Helens, Washington : 1980) |
| Chronological Term |
1980 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Personal narratives.
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Personal narratives.
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| Added Author |
Renner, Jeff.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Holmes, Melanie. Hero on Mount St. Helens. Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2019] 0252084314 9780252084317 (OCoLC)1057785845 |
| ISBN |
9780252051340 (electronic book) |
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0252051343 (electronic book) |
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9780252084317 |
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0252084314 |
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