{"product_id":"the-white-cascade-the-great-northern-railway-disaster-and-americas-deadliest-avalanche-9780805083293","title":"The White Cascade: The Great Northern Railway Disaster and America's Deadliest Avalanche","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKrist 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\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Owl Books (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/22\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780805083293\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 315\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":"Default Title","offer_id":36643917168796,"sku":"9780805083293","price":19.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_91e225b6-5669-4f3c-9eb3-037034884fc1.jpg?v=1603857527","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-white-cascade-the-great-northern-railway-disaster-and-americas-deadliest-avalanche-9780805083293","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}