The great New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-12 were the greatest release of seismic energy in the history of the lower 48 states. More than 2000 shocks in five months, five of which were at least 8.0 on the Richter scale. Located along the central Mississippi River valley, these quakes were felt from the Rockies the Eastern Seaboard, from Canada to Mexico. The Mississippi River ran backwards. Five whole towns disappeared. Gapping crevasses open and people were swallowed alive. Hundreds of chimnies were thrown down in Cincinnati 400 miles from the epicenter while church bells rang in Boston, 1000 miles from the source. Every man, woman and child living the United States at the time felt these temblors. This book tells the personal stories, both heroic and tragic, and discusses in detail when it will happen again and how to be ready.
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"A real page turner, This book will reward you richly. Don't miss it!"
Jay Hathaway, Director, AAHCC, Sherman Oaks, California -- Testimonial letter
"The best earthquake book I have ever read."
Virginia Carlson, Curator, New Madrid Historical Museum, New Madrid, Missouri -- Testimonial letter
Dr. Stewart and Dr. Knox have increased earthquake knowledge for the world. This book is a happy marriage between the rigors of science and the dramatic style of anovel."
Professor Teresa, Crespellani, Author and researcher, Earthquake Engineering, University of Firenze, Florence, Italy. -- Testimonial letter
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Dr. David Stewart is a seismologist, hydrologist, author, and lecturer and is considered to be one of the foremost authorities on the New Madrid fault zone of the central U.S. He is a former engineer with the U.S. Geological Survey in Southern California, a former instructor at the Emergency Management Institute (FEMA) in Emmitsburg, MD, a former Director of the Central United States Earthquake Consortium (CUSEC), and former professor at the University of North Carolina, Chapen Hill, and Southeast Missouri State University, where he was the Director of the Center for Earthquake Studies. He served from 1990-93 on the editorial board of Earthquake Spectra, internatiional journal of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI). He is author or coauthor of more than a dozen books and over 200 published articles, some of which have been translated into more than ten languages. His brochure, "Earthquake Guide to Home and Office," has distributed more than a million copies. He is author of the book, "Damages & Losses from Future New Madrid Earthquakes," published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) which is used by National Guard units, Red Cross chapters, insurance companies, hosipitals, state and county emergency management agencies as a basos for earthquake planning in the Midwest. He has been quoted in many newspapers and magazines throughout the world and has been on television in 44 countries.
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A book everyone in the central U.S. should read.,
By gbrid@sheltonbbs.com (Malden, MO) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Earthquake America Forgot: Two Thousand Tremblers in Five Months and It Will Happen Again (Earthquake Series : No 3) (Hardcover)
Gives a chilling account of the most powerful series of earthquakes to rattle North America and warns they will come again. Told in the context of how the temblors effected contemporay people, places and events, but also offers an excellent historical perspective. Contains startling information that more people should know. A text book that reads like a good novel.
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A Cornucopia of Circumstances and Consequences,
By Robert J. Wisner (Las Cruces, New Mexico United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Earthquake America Forgot: Two Thousand Tremblers in Five Months and It Will Happen Again (Earthquake Series : No 3) (Hardcover)
If this book doesn't shake you up, nothing will - except maybe a real earthquake, and it would have to be a strong one at that. Here is a book that has everything. History, adventure, inventions, folk lore, scientific revelations, and earthquakes of course. All of it told very well.You would like to know about the largest U. S. earthquake in modern history, of course, or you wouldn't be looking at this review. But would you also like to know of the connection between a Roosevelt and the first river steamer? Would you like to know about the overall relationship and some particular relationships between American Indians and the settlers? Or a lot more about Thomas Jefferson? Would you like to know what life was like on the western frontier near the Mississippi? Or a lot more about the Richter scale? Or probably more about geography than you might know now? And of course more about geology? I could continue this inquiry for much longer. But why should I? Just get the book and read it to take a delightful journey through Americana while learning about earthquakes (as well as what you can do about them).
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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A Cornucopia of Circumstances and Consequences,
By Robert J. Wisner (Las Cruces, New Mexico United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Earthquake America Forgot: Two Thousand Tremblers in Five Months and It Will Happen Again (Earthquake Series : No 3) (Hardcover)
If this book doesn't shake you up, nothing will - except maybe a real earthquake, and it would have to be a strong one at that. Here is a book that has everything. History, adventure, inventions, folk lore, scientific revelations, and earthquakes of course. All of it told very well.You would like to know about the largest U. S. earthquake in modern history, of course, or you wouldn't be looking at this review. But would you also like to know of the connection between a Roosevelt and the first river steamer? Would you like to know about the overall relationship and some particular relationships between American Indians and the settlers? Or a lot more about Thomas Jefferson? Would you like to know what life was like on the western frontier near the Mississippi? Or a lot more about the Richter scale? Or probably more about geography than you might know now? And of course more about geology? I could continue this inquiry for much longer. But why should I? Just get the book and read it to take a delightful journey through Americana while learning about earthquakes (as well as what you can do about them).
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