1957 Fargo tornado / Trista Raezer-Stursa, Lisa Eggebraaten, Jylisa Doney and John Hallberg.
Material type:
TextSeries: Images of AmericaPublisher: Charleston, SC : Arcadia Publishing, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Description: 127 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781467126731 (paperback)
- 146712673X (paperback)
- Nineteen fifty-seven Fargo tornado
- Images of America : 1957 Fargo tornado [Other title]
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book
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Main Library | NonFiction | 978.4 R135 | Checked out | 06/13/2024 | 33111009194891 | |||
Not for Loan
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Main Library | North Dakota Collection | 978.4 R135 | Not for loan | 33111009194834 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
On the evening of June 20, 1957, a tornado ripped through Fargo, North Dakota. It caused the deaths of seven children and five adults and left 116 injured. The tornado destroyed 359 buildings and damaged 2,543 more. The nine-mile path of destruction covered over 66 blocks in town, leaving more than 2,000 people homeless and causing approximately $20 million worth of damage. Following the tornado, first responders quickly united to aid those in need, setting up disaster headquarters, finding shelter for over 600 people, and distributing more than 100 tons of clothing and bedding. Dr. Tetsuya Fujita, a meteorologist, studied the Fargo tornado when creating the Fujita scale (F-scale) and later rated it an F5, the most destructive rating. Images of America: 1957 Fargo Tornado, shines a light on the tornado's destruction and the rebuilding of a united and vibrant community.
Black and white photographs of the aftermath of a tornado in Fargo, North Dakota on June 20, 1957.
Includes bibliographical references (page 126).