The Big One: The Earthquake That Rocked Early America and Helped Create a Science
- ISBN 10: 0618341501
- ISBN 13: 9780618341504
- Authors: Charles Officer - Jake Page
- Edition: Hardcover
- Release: 2004-06-17
- Format: Hardcover (256 pages)
- List Price: $24.00
- Tags: History, Americas, United States, Science, Earth Sciences, Earthquakes & Volcanoes
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Book Description: In the early 1800s a trio of gargantuan earthquakes seized the earth on what was then the American frontier. Tremendous roars and flashes of eerie light accompanied huge spouts of water and gas. Six-foot-high waterfalls cascaded down the Mississippi, thousands of trees exploded, and 1,500 people were killed. A region the size of Texas, centered in what is now Missouri and Arkansas, was torn apart, with tremors reaching as far as Montreal. Forget the 1906 San Francisco earthquake — this set of quakes constituted the Big One. The United States would face certain catastrophe if such a quake occurred again. Could it? The answer lies in seismology, a science that is still coming to grips with the Big One. Jake Page and Charles Officer rely on compelling historical accounts and the latest scientific findings to tell a fascinating, long-forgotten story. The naturalist John James Audubon, the Shawnee chief Tecumseh, scientists, and charlatans all play roles. Whether describing vicious earthquakes or a dire year in a young nation, The Big One offers the breadth and drama that will remind readers of the bestseller Krakatoa.
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