Night The Mountain Fell; The Story Of The Montana-Yellowstone Earthquake
Chapter 1 of 5 Real Shook; Trapped
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- Running time
- 1 h 56 min
- Language
- English
- Read by
- David Wales
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About this recording
A severe earthquake, centered in the vacation area of West Yellowstone, Montana, shook the ground and its inhabitants and visitors on August 17, 1959, at 11.37 pm. A mountainside fell, a lake formed, roads and houses disappeared, people were trapped, people died. The author of this narrative went to the area the day after the quake, took first-hand stories of the catastrophe, researched in the following months, and wrote this account within a year of the shaking. The printed source has many informative photographs. - Summary by David Wales