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contEnts Acknowledgments ix Map of Avalanche Country Study Areas xi Introduction: Arrival in Avalanche Country 3 1 Survival Strategies: 1820–1860 9 2 Mountain Miners, Skiing Mailmen, and Itinerant Preachers: 1850–1895 23 3 Industrial Mining and Risk 38 4 Railway Workers and Mountain Towns: 1870–1910 53 5 Who’s to Blame? 75 6 Disaster in the Cascades 89 7 Topping v. Great Northern Railway Company 104 8 Departure from Avalanche Country 119 Notes 125 Bibliography 151 Index 167 Illustrations follow page 52 ...

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