The Forgotten Storm

The Great Tri-State Tornado of 1925

By (author) Wallace Akin

Publication date:

01 August 2004

Length of book:

200 pages

Publisher

Lyons Press

ISBN-13: 9781592283125

The amazing true story of the deadliest tornado in American history, as told by a survivor.

List of Maps and Figures
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1 - Without Warning
Chapter 2 - Nature Sets the Stage
Chapter 3 - Touchdown in Missouri
Chapter 4 - The Crossover into Illinois
Chapter 5 - Murphysboro
Chapter 6 - De Soto
Chapter 7 - West Frankfurt
Chapter 8 - Parrish and Eastern Illinois
Chapter 9 - Indiana
Chapter 10 - The Aftermath
Chapter 11 - Other Great Tornadoes
Notes and References
Further Reading
Bibliography
Index

Wallace Akin, his mother, and their house were lifted by a tornado that was among the world's most violent. Since that day 77 years ago, when he landed safely with a jolt, that storm has lived within him.