I Survived the Wellington Avalanche, 1910 (I Survived #22)
Lauren Tarshis's gripping narrative follows one girl's harrowing journey through the frozen nightmare. Trapped between snow slides, passengers faced a relentless storm for six days until disaster struck. Learn how this tragedy transformed railroad engineering forever in this captivating story of resilience and survival.
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Experience the harrowing tale of survival amidst nature's wrath in Lauren Tarshis's gripping account of the Wellington snow slide of 1910, the deadliest avalanche in American history. In the winter of 1910, the snow descended upon Wellington in the Cascade Mountains with relentless fury, burying the landscape under 20-foot-high drifts faster than train crews could clear the tracks. Stranded at the Wellington train depot were two trains, trapped between snow slides to the east and west. Some passengers attempted to brave the storm, hiking off the mountain, but many had no choice but to wait, hoping for rescue. As the storm raged on, day after day passed, with no respite. Six days into the ordeal, the snow turned to rain, adding to the perilous conditions. Then, in the dead of night on March 1, a lightning storm unleashed its fury on the mountain, triggering a ten-foot-high wave of snow that thundered down its slopes. The trains were engulfed, tumbling 150 feet down the mountainside. In its wake, 96 lives were lost. The Wellington avalanche not only claimed lives but also forever changed railroad engineering practices. Through the lens of history, Lauren Tarshis, a New York Times bestselling author, weaves the gripping tale of one girl's survival, emerging from the snow profoundly transformed. The Wellington Avalanche: A Tale of Survival and Change is a poignant reminder of the resilience of the human spirit in the face of nature's fiercest challenges.
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Subject: History
Brand: Scholastic Inc.
Publisher Date: 09/06/2022
Author: Lauren Tarshis
Dimensions: 7.63 x 5.25
UPC: 9781338752564
Ages: 8-12
Pages: 144
