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The Forgotten Storm: The Great Tri-state Tornado of 1925
The Forgotten Storm The Great Tristate Tornado of 1925
Author: Wallace E. Akin
Wallace Akin was two years old when the Tri-State Tornado picked up his house-with him and his mother inside-and dropped it atop two other collapsed buildings. Across town, his father lay unconscious near his auto shop, close to death, and Akin's brother managed to crawl from beneath the collapsed shop. All survived. Many others were not as fort...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781585746071
ISBN-10: 158574607X
Publication Date: 11/1/2002
Pages: 200
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Publisher: The Lyons Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 0
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It's about an F5 tornado that ripped through Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana without any warning in 1925, killing 695 people.
While the authors account of the happenings was interesting, he was a bit on the repetitive side.
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