On shaky ground
Subtitle: the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-1812
By: Norma Hayes Bagnall.
Series: Missouri heritage readers
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Columbia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 114
Subjects: New Madrid Earthquakes, 1811-1812.; Earthquakes -- Missouri -- New Madrid Region.; Readers for new literates.; New Madrid Earthquakes, 1811-1812.; Earthquakes -- Missouri -- New Madrid.
Description: Describes the severe earthquake which changed the course of the Mississippi River in several places, destroyed timberlands, drained swamps, and formed lakes.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-106) and index.