The White Cascade: The Great Northern Railway Disaster and America’s Deadliest Avalanche
Author: Gary Krist
The never-before-told story of one of the worst rail disasters in U.S. history in which two trains full of people, trapped high in the Cascade Mountains, are hit by a devastating avalancheIn February 1910, a monstrous blizzard centered on Washington State hit the Northwest, breaking records. The world stopped–but nowhere was the danger more terrifying than near a tiny tow….Read More
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