{"product_id":"great-quake-how-the-biggest-earthquake-in-north-america-changed-our-understanding-of-the-planet","title":"Great Quake: How the Biggest Earthquake in North America Changed Our Understanding of the Planet","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eGreat Quake: How the Biggest Earthquake in North America Changed Our Understanding of the Planet\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eHenry Fountain\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781101904060\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eCrown\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2017\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst Edition\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e288\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003eEditors' Choice \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the bestselling tradition of Erik Larson's \u003ci\u003eIsaac's Storm\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Great Quake \u003c\/i\u003eis 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. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAt 5:36 p.m. on March 27, 1964, a magnitude 9.2. earthquake - the second most powerful in world history - struck the young state of Alaska. The violent shaking, followed by massive tsunamis, devastated the southern half of the state and killed more than 130 people. A day later, George Plafker, a geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, arrived to investigate. His fascinating scientific detective work in the months that followed helped confirm the then-controversial theory of plate tectonics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a compelling tale about the almost unimaginable brute force of nature, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e science journalist Henry Fountain combines history and science to bring the quake and its aftermath to life in vivid detail. With deep, on-the-ground reporting from Alaska, often in the company of George Plafker, Fountain shows how the earthquake left its mark on the land and its people -- and on science. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Crown","offers":[{"title":"Great Quake: How the Biggest Earthquake in North America Changed Our Understanding of the Planet | Henry Fountain | Hardcover | 9781101904060 | Used: Like New | Back Stacks G 1768018","offer_id":49517529890968,"sku":"1768018","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/71iZSmGbzVL.jpg?v=1784614880","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/great-quake-how-the-biggest-earthquake-in-north-america-changed-our-understanding-of-the-planet","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}