A Hero on Mount St. Helens

The Life and Legacy of David A. Johnston

Melanie Holmes (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

240 Seiten

2019
University of Illinois Press (Verlag)
978-0-252-08431-7 (ISBN)

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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. 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 his 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 and intelligent young scientist passionately in love with his life and work and determined to make a difference.

Melanie Holmes graduated from St. Xavier University in Chicago. She is the author of The Female Assumption, recipient of a 2014 Global Media Award from the Population Institute. She is also a speaker, educator, and freelance writer.

CoverTitle PageCopyrightContentsForewordAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart One: The Wonder Years1. Tornado!2. The Johnston Family3. Youngest and SmallestPart Two: Coming of Age4. College Years and Shifting Gears5. Stage Fright6. Dream JobPart Three: Fire Mountain7. Folklore and History of Mount St. Helens8. The Awakening9. May 18, 198010. Aftermath11. RecoveryPart Four: Legacy Takes Many Forms12. Volcanology’s Giant Leap13. Twenty-First Century and Beyond14. Memorials with RootsEpilogueAuthor’s NoteNotesIndex

Erscheinungsdatum	18.05.2019
Vorwort	Jeff Renner
Zusatzinfo	34 black & white photographs
Verlagsort	Baltimore
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	367 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie
ISBN-10	0-252-08431-4 / 0252084314
ISBN-13	978-0-252-08431-7 / 9780252084317
Zustand	Neuware