2011.024.001 » Vis Major - Railroad Men, an Act of God - White Death at Wellington

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Accession:	2011.024.001
Object:	book : softcover
Title:	Vis Major - Railroad Men, an Act of God - White Death at Wellington
Description:	Fictional account of the Wellington Slide, North America's worst avalanche disaster, from the perspective of the railroad men who battled the week-long blizzard leading up to the tragedy. At 1:43 AM, March 1, 1910, a wall of snow descended on two Great Northern Railway trains stalled in the town of Wellington, Washington.
Item Date:	2009
Size:	15.5 x 23
Pages:	468
Author:	Burwash, Martin
Publisher:	iUniverse
ISBN / ISSN:	978-1-4401-6177-3
Location:	Reference Library
Indexed In:	Railroad » Company » Great Northern Reference » Book » Novel Accident » Snowslide Railroad » Accident » Snowslide Railroad » History » North America Railroad » History » United States » Washington