The Twenty Eight: Living with the aftershocks. Stories from survivors and family members of those who perished in the 1959 Yellowstone Earthquake. - Paperback

by Anita Painter Thon (Author)

This book is dedicated to the twenty-eight victims of the 1959 Yellowstone earthquake, and their families. Nineteen of those people still lie beneath the 300 foot deep slide. A 7.5 magnitude earthquake shook an 8,000 foot mountain loose, splitting it in half and sending a landslide of dirt, rocks, boulders and pine trees cascading down like a waterfall in the moonlight. The slide crushed cars, tents and trailers in a matter of minutes and it forever changed many lives.

Author Biography

This is the second book for Author Anita Painter Thon. Her first book "Shaken in the night" published in 2014, was a personal memoir written about her family being involved in the 1959 Yellowstone earthquake. After losing her mother in the earthquake she returned thirty-nine years later to the Earthquake Lake Visitor Center in West Yellowstone, to face her fears. She desired to learn everything she could about the other victims and has found that they were truly golden. She lives in Ogden, Utah with her Husband Steve, their children and grandchildren. She is thankful her life was spared that August night and realizes how precious life is.