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Tsunami : the world's greatest waves / James Goff and Walter Dudley.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Goff, James R. (James Rodney), 1959- author.
- Dudley, Walter C., 1945- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Tsunamis.
- Tsunamis--Research.
- Natural disasters--History.
- Natural disasters.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (231 pages) : illustrations, maps
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- 1 The Case of the Disappearing Lighthouse p. 5
- 2 How Weird Squiggles Led from Sheaves of Rice to the Depth of the Seas p. 17
- 3 Voices from the Past p. 27
- 4 The World's Oldest Tsunami Victim at the Gateway to the Pacific-and Beyond p. 37
- 5 The Monster of Lituya Bay p. 49
- 6 The Perils of Freshwater Tsunamis p. 61
- 7 Tsunamis and the US Navy p. 75
- 8 Not Such a Good Friday for Alaska p. 86
- 9 Strange, But True p. 105
- 10 Megasharknado p. 124
- 11 Saved by the Baguette p. 136
- 12 1755, Lisbon: The Benefit of Brothels p. 151
- 13 Storegga: No Referendum for This Brexit p. 161
- 14 1960 Chile: Did the Earth Move for You? p. 173
- 15 Boxing Day: The World's Worst Disaster of the 21st Century p. 189.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Oxford Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 02, 2021).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Goff, James R. (James Rodney), 1959- Tsunami
- ISBN:
- 9780197546154
- 0197546153
- 9780197546130
- 0197546137
- 9780197546147
- 0197546145
- Publisher Number:
- 99987507652
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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