Tornado: A Look Back at Louisville's Dark Day, April 3, 1974 [Hardcover]

William S. Butler (Author, Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 3, 2004

Louisville, Kentucky's recent history has no more vivid moment than the tornado which tore a path of destruction across the city and Jefferson County on April 3, 1974. This book is a 30th anniversary look back at the events of that day as seen through the images of journalists, freelance photographers and ordinary people who grabbed their cameras and recorded the destruction that occurred.

Complementing the photographs are the compelling personal accounts and recollections of people whose fate brought them into contact with the storm, and who lived to tell the tale.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 176 pages
• Publisher: Butler Books; 1st edition (April 3, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1884532586
• ISBN-13: 978-1884532580
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 9.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #548,776 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars TORNADO!, April 3, 2005

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IHoldAStar (Lexington, KY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tornado: A Look Back at Louisville's Dark Day, April 3, 1974 (Hardcover)

The third of April, 1974, became known as "The Day Of 100 Tornados." A very chilling day for thousands, never to be forgotten. I was in the Louisville tornado, as it tore through
the city that afternoon. This just is not something one easily forgets. One tornado is terrible enough, yet there were many,
many more that night, not only in Kentucky, but throughout the
whole region. They just kept coming. I believe Mr. Butler has done a remarkable job with this book---bringing to life again that terrible day, and night, of sheer destruction. The Louisville tornado tore through our beloved Cherokee Park, destroying in one moment, thousands of beautiful trees that had been there for years. Certainly everything is recovering through the years since, yet will never ever be the same. This is a book of remembrance for those who lived through the horrors of that day and night...and a book
which clearly shows the sheer power of what a tornado can do.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars True account of what happened in 1974, May 31, 2009

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Hometown Gal - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tornado: A Look Back at Louisville's Dark Day, April 3, 1974 (Hardcover)

I was only 4 when the tornado ripped through Louisville, but it was a traumatic event that has never left me. Even now when the sirens go off in the spring storm season memories flood back of the devasation it left behind in our city. This book is a very accurate account full of photos and people's memories from that horrible event 30 years ago. The ferocity of nature combined with the herosim the human race can display at such times. Easy to read, lovely to sit on the coffee table. Very well done.