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  • The Tri-State Tornado of 1925
  • Written by: Geoff Partlow
  • Narrated by: Bob Goding
  • Length: 4 hrs and 2 mins
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America's Deadliest Twister

Written by: Geoff Partlow
Narrated by: Bob Goding
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Disaster relief as we know it did not exist when the deadliest tornado in U.S. history gouged a path from southeast Missouri through southern Illinois and into southwestern Indiana. The tri-state tornado of 1925 hugged the ground for 219 miles, generated wind speeds in excess of 300 miles per hour, and killed 695 people. Drawing on survivor interviews, public records, and newspaper archives, America's Deadliest Twister offers a detailed account of the storm, but more important, it describes life in the region at that time as well as the tornado's lasting cultural impact, especially on southern Illinois.

Author Geoff Partlow follows the storm from town to town, introducing us to the people most affected by the tornado, including the African American population of southern Illinois. Their narratives, along with the stories of the heroes who led recovery efforts in the years following, add a hometown perspective to the account of the storm itself.

In the discussion of the aftermath of the tornado, Partlow examines the lasting social and economic scars in the area, but he also looks at some of the technological firsts associated with this devastating tragedy. Partlow shows how relief efforts in the region began to change the way people throughout the nation thought about disaster relief, which led to the unified responses we are familiar with today.

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Interesting but narration so so.

I’m fascinated by nature & storms, especially tornadoes. The tri-state tornado still holds several records and as surpassed legendary status and has become the holy grail. A subject so incredibly interesting should have used a narrator who could have carried that since of fascination and try to seem interested in what he was reading.
If you’re interested in this amazing subject There’s a another book. Probably the best written on the tri-state tornado, called Death Rides The Sky by Angela Mason, she took the time to interview the remaining survivors and got their first hand accounts. I remember the things one survivor said, no writer could have written that. It was something you had to have experienced. Incredible.
But unfortunately her book isn’t an audiobook yet. It definitely needs to be, and if audible does do it, then please get the right narrator(s) for the job to perform it.

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