03011cam a2200349 4500 300817099 TxAuBib 20170812120000.0 ||||||s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781524774189 1524774189 97940b70-998c-4984-b662-2160bf6c18e0 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 3033976 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Fountain, Henry. The Great Quake [Libby Audiobook] : How the Biggest Earthquake in North America Changed Our Understanding of the Planet. Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group, 2017. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 248MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 248MB. HTML:<b><br /> In the bestselling tradition of Erik Larson's <i>Isaac's Storm</i>, <i>The Great Quake</i> 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.<br /></b><br /> At 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.<br /> In a compelling tale about the almost unimaginable brute force of nature, <i>New York Times</i> 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.<br /> <b><br /></b>. Nonfiction. Sociology. History. Science. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2017-08-11 23:00:03. Fass, Robert. http://nh.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=97940b70-998c-4984-b662-2160bf6c18e0 https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/3033976-TheGreatQuake.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=97940b70-998c-4984-b662-2160bf6c18e0&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/3033976-TheGreatQuake.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=97940b70-998c-4984-b662-2160bf6c18e0&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)