The Great Quake: How the Biggest Earthquake in North America Changed Our Understanding of the Planet

by Henry Fountain

Book Overview

New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice In the bestselling tradition of Erik Larson's Isaac's Storm , The Great Quake is a riveting narrative about the biggest earthquake in North American recorded history -- the 1964 Alaska earthquake that demolished the city of Valdez and swept away the island village of Chenega -- and the geologist who hunted for clues to explain how and why it took place. At 5:36 p.m. on March 27, 1964, a magnitude 9.2. earthquake...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1101904062
• ISBN13: 9781101904060
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"