{"product_id":"the-white-cascade-gary-krist-9780805083293","title":"The White Cascade: The Great Northern Railway Disaster and America's Deadliest Avalanche","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Krist does wonders . . . [He] describes the frantic rescue efforts . . . and the malevolent, unending storm. In a thrilling, climactic chapter, he conjures forth the avalanche.\"\u003ci\u003e--The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn February 1910, a monstrous, record-breaking blizzard hit the Northwest. Nowhere was the danger more terrifying than near a tiny town called Wellington, perched high in the Cascade Mountains, where a desperate situation evolved: two trainloads of cold, hungry passengers and their crews found themselves marooned. For days, an army of the Great Northern Railroad's most dedicated men worked to rescue the trains, but just when escape seemed possible, the unthinkable occurred--a colossal avalanche tumbled down, sweeping the trains over the steep slope and down the mountainside. Centered on the astonishing spectacle of our nation's deadliest avalanche, \u003ci\u003eThe White Cascade \u003c\/i\u003eis the masterfully told story of a never-before-documented tragedy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gary Krist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0805083294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780805083293\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Holt Paperbacks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/22\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 1.00d","brand":"Gary Krist","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44046075658495,"sku":"9780805083293","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_04488b3c-fe54-4ecc-8cdf-c9b9bebc8a30.jpg?v=1684982481","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-white-cascade-gary-krist-9780805083293","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}