The Earthquake America Forgot: Two Thousand Tremblers in Five Months and It Will Happen Again (Earthquake Series : No 3)

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&w illustrations. For general readers. Annotation c. by Book News Inc. Portland Or.