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OverviewAt 2:30 am on December 16, 1811, a massive earthquake measuring 8.6 on the Richter Scale occurred about 40 miles south of the town of New Madrid, Missouri. Around 8:00 am and 11:00 am that same day, two more great quakes occurred moving closer and closer to New Madrid, both estimated to be 8.0 in magnitude. One was near present-day Steele, Missouri, and the other near present-day Caruthersville, Missouri. Hundreds of miles away chimneys were broken off in Louisville, Kentucky, wine vats were thrown over in Virginia, wild church bells rang in Boston. Trappers in Wyoming reported feeling the earth shake while people in Mexico, Canada, Cuba, and cities throughout the East Coast also reported feeling the event. The Mississippi River ran backwards, twelve new lakes were formed, five whole towns disappeared, whole tribes were drowned, while people were swallowed up into gigantic openings in the earth. It was the largest outburst of seismic energy in American history. This book narrates like a novel with adventure, romance, villians, heroes, mystery, intrigue, murder, religion, and politics. Expressing the drama among people, the book also describes the drama of nature, how the landscape was reshaped forever and how the animals responded. The events frightened thousands of Native Americans living in the area to flee forever to the west of Missouri and beyond. The effects on slaves and slavery are also presented. The book also presents the probabilities for future New Madrid earthquakes and offers sound advice on how to prepare and survive such a cataclysm. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Norman Reiss , David Stewart , Ray Knox , Anthony StewartPublisher: Gutenberg-Richter Publication Imprint: Gutenberg-Richter Publication Weight: 0.907kg ISBN: 9781932747058ISBN 10: 1932747052 Pages: 375 Publication Date: 07 February 2005 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |