New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice In the bestselling tradition of Erik Larson's Isaac's Storm , The Great Quake is 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.
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Broadway Books The great quake: how the biggest earthquake in north america changed our understanding of the planet, paperback/henry fountain
