| 5: 41: Stories from the Joplin Tornado (10th Anniversary Edition) Contributor(s): Turner, Randy (Author) |
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ISBN: ISBN-13: 9798730405691 Publisher: Independently Published OUR PRICE: $22.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2021 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Disasters & Disaster Relief |
| Physical Information: 1.06" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (1.54 lbs) 528 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: At 5:41 p.m. May 22, 2011, the deadliest single tornado to hit the United States in 60 years started ripping its way through Joplin, Missouri. By the time it completed its deadly course, 161 lives were lost and those who survived have stories they will tell for as long as they live.The 10th anniversary edition of 5:41: Stories from the Joplin Tornado, features stories written by more than two dozen survivors, as well as reporting from award-winning reporter/photographer John Hacker, who currently writes for the Joplin Globe, and Randy Turner, a former reporter and editor for Missouri newspapers, who was teaching eighth grade English at Joplin East Middle School in 2011. The expanded anniversary edition also features more photos from the tornado and recovery period and complete obituaries of those who died in the tornado.5:41 is a book that details the tragedy of a violent storm that destroyed one-third of Joplin and the triumph of its residents who refused to give up and inspired the nation. |