Download or read book Blue Tights written by Rita Williams-Garcia and published by Starfire. This book was released on 1989 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Growing up in a city neighborhood, fifteen-year-old Joyce, unsure of herself and not quite comfortable with her maturing body, tries to find a place to belong and a way to express herself through dance.
Download or read book Bad Friday written by Lew Freedman and published by Epicenter Press (WA). This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In [the book], survivors share their personal stories of the 1964 Good Friday earthquake"--
Download or read book This Is Chance written by Jon Mooallem and published by Random House Trade Paperbacks. This book was released on 2021-03-16 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The thrilling, cinematic story of a community shattered by disaster—and the extraordinary woman who helped pull it back together “A powerful, heart-wrenching book, as much art as it is journalism.”—The Wall Street Journal “A beautifully wrought and profoundly joyful story of compassion and perseverance.”—BuzzFeed (Best Books of the Year) In the spring of 1964, Anchorage, Alaska, was a modern-day frontier town yearning to be a metropolis—the largest, proudest city in a state that was still brand-new. But just before sundown on Good Friday, the community was jolted by the most powerful earthquake in American history, a catastrophic 9.2 on the Richter Scale. For four and a half minutes, the ground lurched and rolled. Streets cracked open and swallowed buildings whole. And once the shaking stopped, night fell and Anchorage went dark. The city was in disarray and sealed off from the outside world. Slowly, people switched on their transistor radios and heard a familiar woman’s voice explaining what had just happened and what to do next. Genie Chance was a part-time radio reporter and working mother who would play an unlikely role in the wake of the disaster, helping to put her fractured community back together. Her tireless broadcasts over the next three days would transform her into a legendary figure in Alaska and bring her fame worldwide—but only briefly. That Easter weekend in Anchorage, Genie and a cast of endearingly eccentric characters—from a mountaineering psychologist to the local community theater group staging Our Town—were thrown into a jumbled world they could not recognize. Together, they would make a home in it again. Drawing on thousands of pages of unpublished documents, interviews with survivors, and original broadcast recordings, This Is Chance! is the hopeful, gorgeously told story of a single catastrophic weekend and proof of our collective strength in a turbulent world. There are moments when reality instantly changes—when the life we assume is stable gets upended by pure chance. This Is Chance! is an electrifying and lavishly empathetic portrayal of one community rising above the randomness, a real-life fable of human connection withstanding chaos.
Download or read book I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake 1964 I Survived 23 written by Lauren Tarshis and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2023-11-07 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Great Alaska Earthquake is the largest and most powerful recorded earthquake in US history. Lauren Tarshis's story of one child surviving this terrifying natural disaster pounds with page-turning action and heartwarming hope. It was 1964 in the brand-new state of Alaska, a vast land of staggering beauty and heart-stopping dangers. Eleven-year-old Jack had grown up living happily with his parents in an off-the-grid cabin, miles from their closest neighbors. Grizzlies and wolves outnumbered people, and dark winter days were 30 degrees below zero. Jack had always thought of himself as strong -- “Alaska tough”. But then the most powerful earthquake in American history -- the Good Friday Earthquake -- struck. The 9.2 magnitude quake lasted nearly five minutes, destroying downtown Anchorage and sending 30-foot tsunamis into coastal cities, wiping out entire communities. Its vibrations were felt around the world. In the end, it caused billions of dollars in damage and the death of 129 people. New York Times bestselling author Lauren Tarshis tells the story of the disaster that changed our understanding of earth science -- and tested one boy in ways he never could have imagined. Includes a section of nonfiction backmatter with more facts and photos about the real-life event.
Download or read book The Tsunami of the Alaskan Earthquake 1964 written by Basil W. Wilson and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Great Quake written by Henry Fountain and published by Crown Publishing Group (NY). This book was released on 2017 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On March 27, 1964, at 5-36 p.m., the biggest earthquake ever recorded in North America--and the second biggest ever in the world, measuring 9.2 on the Richter scale--struck Alaska, devastating coastal towns and villages and killing more than 130 people in what was then a relatively sparsely populated region. In a riveting tale about the almost unimaginable brute force of nature, New York Times science journalist Henry Fountain, in his first trade book, re-creates the lives of the villagers and townspeople living in Chenega, Anchorage, and Valdez; describes the sheer beauty of the geology of the region, with its towering peaks and 20-mile-long glaciers; and reveals the impact of the quake on the towns, the buildings, and the lives of the inhabitants. George Plafker, a geologist for the U.S. Geological Survey with years of experience scouring the Alaskan wilderness, is asked to investigate the Prince William Sound region in the aftermath of the quake, to better understand its origins. His work confirmed the then controversial theory of plate tectonics that explained how and why such deadly quakes occur, and how we can plan for the next one.
Download or read book The Great Alaska Earthquake of 1964 Oceanography and costal engineering written by National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Alaska Earthquake and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Alaska Earthquake March 27 1964 Lessons and Conclusions written by Edwin Butt Eckel and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A summary of what was learned from a great earthquake about the bearing of geologic and hydrologic conditions on its effects, and about the scientific investigations needed to prepare for future earthquakes.
Download or read book Effects of the Alaska Earthquake of March 27 1964 on Shore Processes and Beach Morphology written by Kirk W. Stanley and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tectonics of the March 27 1964 Alaska Earthquake written by George Plafker and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Response to Disaster Alaskan Earthquake March 27 1964 Report written by United States. Federal Reconstruction and Development Planning Commission for Alaska and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Great Alaska Earthquake of 1964 Human ecology written by National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Alaska Earthquake and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Great Alaska Earthquake of 1964 Seismology and geodesy written by National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Alaska Earthquake and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Effects of the March 1964 Alaska Earthquake on Glaciers written by Austin Post and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Alaskan Earthquake 1964 written by Patricia M. Garny and published by Samhar Press. This book was released on 1973-01-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the events and aftermath of the great 1964 earthquake that caused some 300 million dollars worth of damage and considerable changes in the geography of Alaska.
Download or read book The Great Alaska Earthquake of 1964 Hydrology pt A Text pt B A portfolio containing 7 charts 2 v written by National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Alaska Earthquake and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
