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This Is Chance!

The Shaking of an All-American City, A Voice That Held It Together
  • Jon Mooallem
2020
Random House

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  • Fishing boats an debris deposited in an Alaska village by the earthquake.
    Book Excerpt

    At the Very Beginning of the Great Alaska Earthquake

    You had to discover the earthquake, even though it had already been shaking you for what felt like a very long time.
    by Jon Mooallem via Literary Hub on March 24, 2020
  • Cars and buildings sink into the fault line of the Alaska earthquake.
    Q&A

    In a Disaster, Humans Can Behave … Pretty Well, Actually

    In his new book, Jon Mooallem tells the story of the Great Alaska Earthquake and Genie Chance, the woman whose voice on the radio held everyone together.
    by Jon Mooallem, Sarah Fallon via Wired on March 19, 2020
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