The great quake / Henry Fountain.
The great quake / Henry Fountain.
About this item
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : Crown, 2017.
Call Numbers
G 2017/5921
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MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
vii, 277 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Altered State -- Under the Mountain -- An Accident of Geography -- Clam Broth and Beer -- The Floating World -- Spiking Out -- Before the Storm -- Faults -- Shaken -- Stunned -- The Barnacle Line -- Rebuilding -- Deep Thinking -- Acceptance -- Epilogue.
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Crown, 2017.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2017.
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"In the tradition of Erik Larson's Isaac's Storm, a riveting narrative about the biggest earthquake in recorded history in North America--the 1964 Alaskan earthquake that demolished the city of Valdez and obliterated the coastal village of Chenega--and the scientist sent to look for geological clues to explain the dynamics of earthquakes, who helpe...
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Full title
The great quake / Henry Fountain.
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Author / Creator
Notes
General note
"How the biggest earthquake in North America changed our understanding of the planet."--Half-title verso.
Includes bibliographical references.
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Call Numbers
G 2017/5921
Record Identifier
74VKVgyzBQrA
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVgyzBQrA
Other Identifiers
ISBN
9781101904060
1101904062
DDC
551.22097983
MMS ID
991024148693702626
