The Night The Mountain Fell; The Story Of The Montana-Yellowstone Earthquake


Read by David Wales

(4.4 stars; 22 reviews)

A severe earthquake, centered in the vacation area of West Yellowstone, Montana, shook the ground and its inhabitants and visitors on August 17, 1959, at 11.37 pm. A mountainside fell, a lake formed, roads and houses disappeared, people were trapped, people died. The author of this narrative went to the area the day after the quake, took first-hand stories of the catastrophe, researched in the following months, and wrote this account within a year of the shaking. The printed source has many informative photographs. - Summary by David Wales

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Real Shook; Trapped 32:40 Read by David Wales
Outside World; First Patrol 14:31 Read by David Wales
Civil Defense's Puzzle; Rescue - First Medical Doctor; Civil Defense Wrapup; Untrapped 22:07 Read by David Wales
Mystery - Who Got It?; Civil Defense And Natural Disasters; Aftermath 23:33 Read by David Wales
Living Geology; Now You Can See It; About The Author 23:08 Read by David Wales

Reviews

awesome


(5 stars)

downloaded this book to listen to hiking thru the park, gave myself the willies! great reader, thank you!

awesome first hand account of forgotten history


(5 stars)