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Caught In The Path, A Tornado's Fury, A Community's Rebirth
Caught In The Path A Tornado's Fury A Community's Rebirth
Author: Carolynglenn Brewer
Before storm sirens, before the Weather Channel, before Doppler Radar, a tornado "dropped out of a troubled May sky and twisted its way into our lives forever." On the evening of May 20,1957 three communities south of Kansas City, Missouri were destroyed by a seventy-one mile, F-5 twister. This monstrous storm left in its path five hundred injur...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780965577403
ISBN-10: 0965577406
Publication Date: 4/1/1997
Pages: 173
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  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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3.7 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: Prairie Fugue Books
Book Type: Paperback
Members Wishing: 1
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Eowyn avatar reviewed Caught In The Path, A Tornado's Fury, A Community's Rebirth on + 22 more book reviews
This was a very disjointed book. The interviews were interesting but chopped up the way they were made for terrible flow. Brewer is not a strong writer but the events of May 1957 make up for that. It would have been nice to hear more of what happened on the Kansas side, since it focused on Brewer's neighborhood and the storm is named for the area. Everyone really seems to forget it wasn't just in Ruskin Heights. This book is okay but could have been much, much better.
nascargal avatar reviewed Caught In The Path, A Tornado's Fury, A Community's Rebirth on + 352 more book reviews
This is an amazing book about a tornado and how it destroyed several communities...and how these communities dealt with the death, destruction, and rebuilding.


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