num_pages: 375
description: Looks at the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-12 and their place in American culture and history, exploring earthquake prediction and stories of figures including Thomas Jefferson, Daniel Boone, Chief Tecumseh, and Abraham Lincoln. Includes first-person accounts of the Midwest earthquakes and aftershocks, plus information on modern methods of seismology and how to protect self and family during an earthquake. Includes b&amp;w illustrations. For general readers. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
language: English
title: The Earthquake America Forgot: Two Thousand Tremblers in Five Months and It Will Happen Again
titlecomplete: The Earthquake America Forgot: Two Thousand Tremblers in Five Months and It Will Happen Again (Earthquake Series : No 3)
ratings_count: 2
publisher: Gutenberg Richter Pubns