{"product_id":"the-great-quake-how-the-biggest-earthquake-in-north-america-changed-our-understanding-of-the-planet-paperback","title":"The Great Quake: How the Biggest Earthquake in North America Changed Our Understanding of the Planet - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHenry Fountain\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003eEditors' Choice - 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 \u003c\/b\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. \u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHENRY FOUNTAIN has been a reporter and editor at the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e for two decades, writing about science for most of that time. From 1999 to 2009 he wrote Observatory, a weekly column in the Science Times section. He was an editor on the national news desk and the Sunday Review and was one of the first editors of Circuits, the \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e' pioneering technology section. Prior to coming to the \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e, Fountain worked at the \u003ci\u003eInternational Herald Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e in Paris, \u003ci\u003eNew York Newsday\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eBridgeport Post\u003c\/i\u003e in Connecticut. He is a graduate of Yale University, where he majored in architecture. He and his family live just outside of New York City. Learn more at henry-fountain.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 07, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978494345517,"sku":"9781101904084","price":26.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/QTlscXozWmxRejJTTkZxU3BEUmFNQT09.webp?v=1775805475","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-great-quake-how-the-biggest-earthquake-in-north-america-changed-our-understanding-of-the-planet-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}