{"product_id":"historic-disasters-in-southeast-minnesota-steve-gardiner-9781540251848","title":"Historic Disasters in Southeast Minnesota","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSoutheast Minnesota has regularly felt the wrath of nature.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1890, a driving straight-line wind on Lake Pepin overturned the Sea Wing, killing ninety-eight people within minutes in the worst marine tragedy in Minnesota history. In 1940, a raging blizzard trapped duck hunters on islands in the Mississippi River and left motorists stranded across the region, leaving dozens injured or dead. Then, in 1965, flood waters of the Mississippi River and its vast network of tributaries kept area residents in fear for two months, shattering records for high water marks and destroying buildings and farmlands before receding and leaving behind damage that took years to rebuild.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLocal author Steve Gardiner examines these powerful natural disasters and their ramifications on the people of Southeast Minnesota.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steve Gardiner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1540251845\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781540251848\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History PR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/11\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d","brand":"Steve Gardiner","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44057239847167,"sku":"9781540251848","price":40.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_da3f0b05-5b6a-493f-a8e9-85b81b11d559.jpg?v=1685045837","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/historic-disasters-in-southeast-minnesota-steve-gardiner-9781540251848","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}