Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Dedication v
3. Contents vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Map of Avalanche Country Study Areas xi
6. Introduction: Arrival in Avalanche Country 1
7. 1. Survival Strategies: 1820–1860 9
8. 2. Mountain Miners, Skiing Mailmen, and Itinerant Preachers: 1850–1895 23
9. 3. Industrial Mining and Risk 38
10. 4. Railway Workers and Mountain Towns: 1870–1910 53
11. 5. Who’s to Blame? 75
12. 6. Disaster in the Cascades 89
13. 7. Topping v. Great Northern Railway Company 104
14. 8. Departure from Avalanche Country 119
15. Notes 125
16. Bibliography 151
17. Index 167