Serendipity placed David Johnston on Mount St.
Interviews and personal writings reveal what a friend called the most unjaded person I ever met, an imperfect but kind, intelligent young scientist passionately in love with his Life and work and determined to make a difference..
Geological Survey.
Blending science with personal detail, Holmes follows Johnston through encounters with Aleutian volcanoes, his work helping the Portuguese government assess the geothermal power of the Azores, and his dream job as a volcanologist with the U.
S.
Melanie Holmes tells the story of Johnston\'s journey from a nature-loving Boy Scout to a committed geologist.
Helens, but killed Johnston on the ridge that now bears his name. history blew apart Mount St.
Those warnings saved thousands of lives when the most devastating volcanic eruption in U.
S.
Throughout that ominous spring, Johnston was part of a team that conducted scientific research that underpinned warnings about the mountain.
Helens when the volcano rumbled to Life in March 1980.
Serendipity placed David Johnston on Mount St
