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The scientific part of the book was well done, mainly focussed on George Plafker and his work in geology and, after the quake, seismology. The human interest part of the book suffered from being too comprehensive, trying to cover the stories of all of the dead and injured in several chapters before the quake occurred and then during and after the quake in later chapters with the result that they all blurred together.

Low pick/high so-so

I plan to finish “The Great Quake“ and continue with “Breaking Down the Walls of Heartache“. Because I want to listen to the music as well, I'll probably only read it at home, so if I'm going out I will read “Under the Eagle“

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Riding shotgun beneath the clouds in a rattling De Havilland Otter, George Plafker gazed down upon an Alaska he‘d never seen before.

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It wasn't until the aftermath of the great Alaskan earthquake of 1964 that the theory of plate tectonics began to be universally accepted. Although this book details the human aspect of this tragedy, the scientific aspect is amazingly told. I was particularly enthralled with related sciences like paleomagnetism (study of magnetic pole reversals due to sea floor spreading). Climate, polarity and geology are interconnected.

The Great Quake tells the fascinating story of the 1964 Alaska earthquake in a mixture of history, science, and narrative nonfiction. The strongest earthquake to hit North America in recorded history, the study of the quake taught us about quakes, plate tectonics, and tsunamis. This book was phenomenal—I devoured it in one sitting.

#TBRtemptation post 4! Just released. In the tradition of Erik Larson's "Isaac's Storm", Alaska's 1964 earthquake was the continent's most powerful, measuring 9.2, and was felt far, far away. It decimated the Alaskan coast, killing over 100. He re-creates the villagers' lives and describes the area's geology. He follows the investigations of George Pflaker, the man who came up with the plate tectonics theory. #blameLitsy #blameMrBook ?

Very recently published in the US, and one on my radar to read this year...the big Alaska earthquake in 1964 changed the understanding of geology. Also helps that it's compared to Erik Larson's writing style (I'm a Larson fan). #mothernature #beastsgiveawaychallenge

Loved this one because it was so technical and informative. It tells the whole story of the great Alaskan earthquake: what happened geologically, what happened to the victims, who researched it, the state of the field before the quake. The writing was also very interesting and descriptive, successfully illustrating for the reader the magnitude of this thing. Really great 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

This #arc is excellent so far. Lots of geology/back story about Alaska's great earthquake, and some funny anecdotes like this one 😂

Good Friday, 1964. One of the biggest earthquakes ever. Lots of Geology and Geophysics facts, but an interesting read. My maid of honor lived in Anchorage and experienced this quake. Scary stuff.

Reading this right now, about the massive Good Friday 1964 Alaskan earthquake. The girl who was my matron of honor was from Alaska and lived through this earthquake. The stories she told about it were hair raising. So far, there is a LOT of geology in the book (my son happens to be a geologist, I think I'll buy him a finished copy).

Talk about frustration. I was supposed to get this ARC from the lovely people at @PenguinRandomCa @PenguinPublishing @penguinrandomhouse @penguinusa but there was something wrong with the download. It crashed Blue Fire and I had to take it off and reinstall it twice. So I gave up on it. Luckily I was able to redownload two of the books that I was reading on Blue Fire. What got very upset is that I was particularly wanting to read this one.