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6 New Madrid, Missouri, in 1811: The Once and Future Disaster
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Jelle Zeilinga de Boer
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Preface ix
- Acknowledgments xv
- Table of Conversions xvii
- 1 Earthquakes: Origins and Consequences 1
- 2 In the Holy Land: Earthquakes and the Hand of God 22
- 3 The Decline of Ancient Sparta: A Tale of Hoplites, Helots, and a Quaking Earth 45
- 4 Earthquakes in England: Echoes in Religion and Literature 65
- 5 The Great Lisbon Earthquake and the Axiom “Whatever Is, Is Right” 88
- 6 New Madrid, Missouri, in 1811: The Once and Future Disaster 108
- 7 Earthquake, Fire, and Politics in San Francisco 139
- 8 Japan’s Great Kanto Earthquake: “Hell Let Loose on Earth” 170
- 9 Peru in 1970: Chaos in the Andes 194
- 10 The 1972 Managua Earthquake: Catalyst for Revolution 221
- Afterword 243
- Glossary 245
- Notes and References 253
- Index 269
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Preface ix
- Acknowledgments xv
- Table of Conversions xvii
- 1 Earthquakes: Origins and Consequences 1
- 2 In the Holy Land: Earthquakes and the Hand of God 22
- 3 The Decline of Ancient Sparta: A Tale of Hoplites, Helots, and a Quaking Earth 45
- 4 Earthquakes in England: Echoes in Religion and Literature 65
- 5 The Great Lisbon Earthquake and the Axiom “Whatever Is, Is Right” 88
- 6 New Madrid, Missouri, in 1811: The Once and Future Disaster 108
- 7 Earthquake, Fire, and Politics in San Francisco 139
- 8 Japan’s Great Kanto Earthquake: “Hell Let Loose on Earth” 170
- 9 Peru in 1970: Chaos in the Andes 194
- 10 The 1972 Managua Earthquake: Catalyst for Revolution 221
- Afterword 243
- Glossary 245
- Notes and References 253
- Index 269
