America's Deadliest Twister : the Tri-State Tornado of 1925 /

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,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Partlow, Geoff
Corporate Author:	Ebook Library
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 2014.
Subjects:	Tornadoes > Missouri > History > 20th century. Tornadoes > Illinois > History > 20th century. Tornadoes > Indiana > History > 20th century. SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geography. SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geology. Tornadoes. Illinois. Indiana. Missouri. 1900 - 1999 Electronic books. History.
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Table of Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; 1. Genesis, 1 p.m.: Annapolis, Missouri, to Gorham, Illinois; Track map of the Tri-State Tornado; 2. Murphysboro, Illinois; 3. DeSoto, Illinois; 4. West Frankfort, Illinois; 5. Parrish and Crossville, Illinois; Griffin, Owensville, and Princeton, Indiana; Dissipation; 6. Aftermath; Appendix: Rosters of the Dead by Town; GORHAM, ILLINOIS; MURPHYSBORO, ILLINOIS; DESOTO; HERRIN HOSPITAL; SCHROEDER'S FUNERAL HOME, DUQUOIN; WEINBERG'S FUNERAL HOME, DUQUOIN; WEST FRANKFORT; PARRISH, ILLINOIS, AND VICINITY.
HAMILTON COUNTY, ILLINOISMACEDONIA; MCLEANSBORO AREA; THOMPSONVILLE; WHITE COUNTY, ILLINOIS; CROSSVILLE, ILLINOIS, AND VICINITY; GRIFFIN, INDIANA; OWENSVILLE, INDIANA; PRINCETON, INDIANA; ELIZABETH, INDIANA; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Author Biography; A Shawnee Book: Also available in this series . . .; Back Cover.