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8.6: The Great Alaska Earthquake March 27, 1964

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I found this book very interesting. I can speak with some amount of authority, as I was in this event, on the top floor of the Anchorage Westward Hotel.

In addition to the magnificant pictures I feel that the authors explaintions of the the cause and results of earthquake was very interesting and informative, being a Geologist my self, I thought these basic explainations would be very helpful for a keener understanding of this event.

I found the chapter concening the Birthday Party for Bob Reeves in the Petroleum Club of the Anchorage Westward of particular interest to me as that is where I was.

This book brought may memories of the earthquake that happened some 35 years ago, some bad and some good, and some I had completly forgotten.

The Authors coverage of the different locals that were included gave on a good impression of the magnitude and destructive force of Mother Nature. To me, it is absolutly amazing that there not more fatalities on that fateful day in 1964.

All in all a "Great Book" that I throughtly enjoyed but would recommend to all.

After visiting Anchorage, Seward, and the earthquake museum at Valdez, I wanted to know more about this famous Alaskan event. This book does the job quite well. It does get a bit technical but those portions can be overlooked. It has lots of photos that are nice because you can see places you've been and how they were damaged. Easy read, but informative.