| Omaha's Easter Tornado of 1913 Contributor(s): Sing, Travis (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738531847 ISBN-13: 9780738531847 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2003 Annotation: Primary Coverage Area: Omaha area, Fremont |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi - Science | Earth Sciences - Meteorology & Climatology - Nature | Natural Disasters |
| Dewey: 551.553 |
| LCCN: 2003108861 |
| Series: Images of America |
| Physical Information: 0.37" H x 6.52" W x 9.28" (0.66 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Plains - Geographic Orientation - Nebraska - Locality - Omaha, Nebraska |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: On Sunday, March 23, 1913, the burgeoning city of Omaha, Nebraska, fell victim to one of the worst tornado disasters in American history. Downtown was spared, but the fashionable neighborhoods of the city's western fringe and the ethnic neighborhoods of north Omaha were destroyed. Over 100 lives were lost, and millions of dollars in property damage was done. Photographers descended upon Omaha, rendering astonishing images of the storm's aftermath. This book uses nearly 200 of those photographs, many of which are drawn from the Durham Western Heritage Museum archives, to document the tornado's path of destruction, as well as stories of survival, compassion, reconstruction, and the remarkable unity and resilience of the Omaha community. |
Contributor Bio(s): Sing, Travis: - Author Travis Sing is an independent historian who holds degrees from Creighton University and the University of Nebraska at Omaha. He has worked as a consultant, educator, historic site manager, and library and archives director, and has a lifelong interest in meteorology, particularly tornado activity. |