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On shaky ground : the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-1812 / Norma Hayes Bagnall.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bagnall, Norma.
- Series:
- Missouri Heritage Readers
- Missouri heritage readers
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- New Madrid Earthquakes, 1811-1812--Juvenile literature.
- New Madrid Earthquakes, 1811-1812.
- Earthquakes--Missouri--New Madrid.
- Earthquakes.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (120 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c1996.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Describes the severe earthquake which changed the course of the Mississippi River in several places, destroyed timberlands, drained swamps, and formed lakes.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. Early History of New Madrid
- 2. The First Quakes
- 3. The Earthquake's Reach
- 4. After the Disaster
- 5. Earthquake Predictions
- 6. Preparing for an Earthquake
- 7. Toward the Twentieth Century
- 8. New Madrid Today
- Appendix 1: Mercalli Intensity Scale
- Appendix 2: Richter Magnitude Scale
- For More Reading
- For More Information
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-106) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780826273109
- 0826273106
- OCLC:
- 868215923
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