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5.0 out of 5 stars
A review from the rim of the Pacific Ring of Fire, December 5, 2008
This review is from: 2027, New Madrid, Missouri (Paperback)
2027, New Madrid, Missouri
Arlington Nuetzel did a masterful job in creating this work. Research depicts a series of events in the Mississippi Basin in the winter of 1811 - 12, that are largely forgotten or ignored in the 20th and 21st Centuries.
I found the book intriguing, planned a casual three day read and by the second, I could not put it down. The story line is a veritable rollercoaster of striking events on the Mississippi which culminate in, not a plausible or probable cataclysmic event, but an eventual happening of biblical proportions. I highly recommend this book to any and all. I live on the rim of the Pacific Ring of Fire and know only too well the forces brought to bear with the ever moving Tectonic Plates. Go buy this book!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Misleading Title: Should have been "1812", March 1, 2008
This review is from: 2027, New Madrid, Missouri (Paperback)
First off, this is a great fiction story of a small family pulling together to survive in the pioneer wilderness of New Madrid, MO. For that, I give it 5 stars. Seriously, this book could well become a motion picture.
I deduct two stars, however, because the title and 'back cover summary' are misleading. The rear says: "Nuetzel...guides us through the sobering and shocking consequences of a 21st century Armegeddon." The book is 166 pages long, but spends only the final 22 pages covering the 2027 prediction, and sketchily, at that. For someone interested in the future predictions, this book fell short.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
2027 New Madrid MO, February 24, 2008
This review is from: 2027, New Madrid, Missouri (Paperback)
In the winter of 1811-1812 a series of earthquakes occurred in America's heartland, near New Madrid, MO. These earthquakes are listed among the some of the largest earthquakes of known history and are credited with affecting the topography of the North American continent more than any other known earthquake. They were responsible for forming new lakes, changing the course of the Mississippi River, and destroying over 150,000 acres of forest. There are estimates that these earthquakes were felt strongly over an area of 50,000 square miles. Experts predict that there is a 90% chance of an earthquake of magnitude 6.0 or greater occurring in the same area before the year 2040.
The author of 2027, New Madrid, Missouri takes us back in time to the winter of 1811-1812 and puts us down smack in the middle of the action. We get to meet several people who are living and/or working in the area and spend many anxious minutes with them as they fight for their lives in the middle of one of the major seismic events in known history. The action is tense and the book moves along quickly. At the end of the book, the author follows a descendent of one of those New Madrid pioneers into the year 2027 just when the New Madrid fault produces another great quake. We then get to see several predictions of what exactly could happen in the St. Louis area if an earthquake of the same intensity of the 1811-1812 earthquakes were to occur.
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