In 5:41: Stories from the Joplin Tornado and its follow-up Spirit of Hope: The Year After the Joplin Tornado, veteran southwest Missouri reporters, Randy Turner and John Hacker, tell the story of Joplin from tornado to triumph. At 5:41 p.m. May 22, 2011, the deadliest single tornado to hit the United States in 50 years tore its way through Joplin, Missouri. By the time it completed its murderous course, 160 lives were lost, and those who survived have stories they can tell for the rest of their lives. The book features photos taken by Hacker within moments of the deadly tornado and details about some of the horrific moments that came to symbolize May 22, 2011, in Joplin, Missouri. The book includes the following: -First person stories of the horrors of the tornado -Photographs taken moments after 5:41 -The obituaries of those who died May 22 or later from injuries received in the tornado -Details from three hospitals that served the community well, including one that was hit by the tornado -The nightmarish experiences of those who had just graduated from Joplin High School moments before the tornado destroyed the building. -The outpouring of volunteering that made Joplin stand for hope in the days after May 22. -The complete text of the Joplin Tornado Memorial Service held at Missouri Southern State University, including the speeches by President Barack Obama, Gov. Jay Nixon, and Rev. Aaron Brown -The final National Weather Service report -The heroes who gave their lives to save others This book offers a revealing look at the day that changed Joplin, Missouri, forever.
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Randy Turner is an eighth grade English teacher at Joplin East Middle School. Prior to entering the educational field, Turner was a reporter and editor at various Southwest Missouri newspapers for more than two decades, receiving more than 100 national, state, and regional awards, including 30 for investigative reporting. He is the author of four books, two novels, Small Town News and Devil's Messenger and two non-fiction, Newspaper Days and The Turner Report. John Hacker is the award-winning managing editor of The Carthage Press, and former editor of the Joplin Daily. Hacker, a graduate of Missouri Southern State University in Joplin, has been one of the top reporters and photographers in Missouri for the past two decades, with a reputation for covering breaking news. Hacker is recognized as a top weather photographer and has had numerous lightning photos exhibited.
I am an eighth grade English teacher at Joplin East Middle School, one of the schools that was hit by the May 22, 2011, tornado. I have been a teacher for the past 14 years.
Prior to that, I was a reporter and editor for 22 years at various southwest Missouri newspapers, winning more than 100 regional, state, and national awards, including 30 for investigative reporting.
My latest book, Scars from the Tornado: One Year at Joplin East Middle School, is the story of my school and how it dealt with the Joplin Tornado and with having to attend school in a warehouse. It was my third Joplin Tornado book, following Spirit of Hope: The Year After the Joplin Tornado, which I co-authored with John Hacker.. I have written two novels, Small Town News and Devil's Messenger, and two non-fiction memoirs, The Turner Report and Newspaper Days. Spirit of Hope was a follow-up to the 2011 book, 5:41: Stories from the Joplin Tornado, which I also co-authored with John Hacker.
I frequently blog on educational issues and politics for Huffington Post and Daily Kos.
For the past nine years, I have been the author of a blog, The Turner Report, which offers news and commentary on issues affecting Missouri and the nation.
I was so very impressed with how the authors put this terrible tragedy into a book, I bought another for my son for Christmas! Not only does it give a stranger to tornadoes a very real experience, it allowed the survivors the chance to express what they went through personally. What a wonderful path for healing!
Bought this for my husband for Christmas. He doesn't read many books, but he does read most things about tornados, and he gives it four out of 5 stars. I received it quickly and in excellent condition.
