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Spirit Lake and Harry Truman: A Love Story that Ends in Tragedy
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The story of Harry Truman, a man who poured his love, sweat, and tears into Spirit Lake at the feet of Mount St. Helens, and the catastrophic eruption of the volcano in 1980 that tragically ended his life and the lake he called home.

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Harry Truman poured his love, sweat, and tears into Spirit Lake at the feet of Mount St. Helens, making it his home and a wilderness getaway for countless guests until the disaster struck.
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Harry Truman, Mount St. Helens
Summary

Harry Truman poured his love, sweat, and tears into Spirit Lake at the feet of Mount St. Helens, making it his home and a wilderness getaway for countless guests until the disaster struck. This is a story of a deep connection between a man and a mountain that ended tragically.

Chapter
Spirit Lake and Harry Truman: A Love Story that Ends in Tragedy
Episode
27: The Man Who Went Down With His Mountain. The Eruption of Mount St. Helens
Podcast
National Park After Dark