
The Great Quake
How the Biggest Earthquake in North America Changed Our Understanding of the Planet
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Robert Fass
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Henry Fountain
New York Times Book Review Editors' 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.
At 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 US Geological Survey, arrived to investigate. His fascinating scientific detective work in the months that followed helped confirm the then-controversial theory of plate tectonics.
In a compelling tale about the almost unimaginable brute force of nature, New York Times 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.
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Very Compelling and Humbling Story
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Extremely interesting!
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I loved the way the author follows several people in different places throughout the book and how he develops the necessary background in stages. We get a great understanding of plate tectonics written for everyone.
For me, having lived and visited most of the places he describes, it was thrilling and vivid but I think it would be so even for someone who had never been there.
A fabulous read and performance. Five stars all around.
Reads like a page-turner crime story
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Pacific NW readers take notice
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I enjoy Simon Winchester's books. This feels like one of his books.
Tectonic plate primer + a good story
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Enjoyed this one
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A good history
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Gripping and Suspenseful
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Where does The Great Quake rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Of the 45 audio books I have finished this year, I would rank The Great Quake in the top 10.What was one of the most memorable moments of The Great Quake?
I would highly recommend Henry Fountain as an author. This book is about the Alaskan earthquake of 1964. I had only experienced this tragic event in documentaries and articles. Henry Fountain does something amazing in the story line, which I am a fan of, in a big way. He blends the story of George Plafker, who was a geologist with the US Geological Survey (a major character in the book) with the story about the victims of the quake, focusing on the early years of a school teacher, Kris Madsen Van Winkle, another major character in the book.The story involves an emotional tale of the heartache with the loss of life among the residents in the village of Chenega, where Kris Madsen was a teacher in a one room school house at the time of the earthquake. The story is also about the residents of Valdez, and how hard there community was struck by the destruction and loss of life from the earthquake.
However, the story involves a great triumph involving the genius of George Plafker, geologist par excellence! What an amazing piece of journalism. Fountain made many trips to see Plafker and get his story (stated in the Acknowledgments). He provided an excellent background on Plafker's life and accomplishments. He also visited Kris Van Winkle and provided another human interest story on the background of her life as well.
Which scene was your favorite?
I am not a professional scientist, rather a technologist. But I have a great passion for science. My favorite part in this book was describing the detective work by George Plafker during the aftermath of the quake. I have a fairly good understanding of plate tectonics, which causes continental drift. However, I had no idea what a pivotal role George Plafker played in the eventual acceptance of the theory, first put forth by Alfred Wegener in the early 20th century.If you have little, or no interest in the science of geology, this book may not be the book for you. But is you like to read a well blended story about human interest in communities affected by the earthquake that hit Alaska in the early 1960s, along with an in-depth explanation of what caused the quake and created such profound after-effects, you would certainly enjoy this book.
Any additional comments?
A big thank you to Henry Fountain for telling the story of George Plafker, along with his major contribution to geology and our understanding about the causes of earthquakes. If I had never read this book, I am not sure I would have ever learned about such a great man and his direct contribution to science.There is Nothing about the Book I Didn't Like!
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Story of the 1964 earthquake
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