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A Hero on Mount St. Helens: The Life and Legacy of David A. Johnston

by Melanie Holmes
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9780252084317
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Flame and Flight
  • Publisher Imprint: Flame and Flight
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 216
  • Original Price: USD 19.95
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 363 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Adventurers & Explorers, United States / 20th Century, and Mountaineering

Serendipity placed David Johnston on Mount St. Helens when the volcano rumbled to life in March 1980. Throughout that ominous spring, Johnston was part of a team conducting scientific research that underpinned warnings about the mountain. Those warnings saved thousands of lives when the most devastating volcanic eruption in U.S. history blew apart Mount St. Helens but killed Johnston on the ridge that now bears his name.

Melanie Holmes tells the story of Johnston's journey from a nature-loving Boy Scout to a committed geologist. Blending science with personal detail, Holmes follows Johnston through his encounters with Aleutian volcanoes, his work helping the Portuguese government assess the geothermal power of the Azores, and his dream job as a volcanologist with the U.S. Geological Survey. Interviews and personal writings reveal what a friend called "the most unjaded person I ever met," an imperfect but kind and intelligent young scientist passionately in love with his life and work and determined to make a difference.

Melanie Holmes graduated from St. Xavier University in Chicago. She is the author of The Female Assumption, recipient of a 2014 Global Media Award from the Population Institute. She is also a speaker, educator, and freelance writer.

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