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The last day : wrath, ruin, and reason in the great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755 / Nicholas Shrady.
- Title
- The last day : wrath, ruin, and reason in the great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755 / Nicholas Shrady.
- Author
- Shrady, Nicholas.
- Publication
- New York : Viking, 2008.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | DP762 .S57 2008 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 228 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps; 22 cm.
- Summary
- On the morning of November 1, 1775, the first shock of an earthquake struck Lisbon, Portugal. Two more shocks followed, annihilating the city. From this natural disaster came the first collective effort at disaster control, one of the first scientific studies of earthquakes and modern urban planning.
- Subject
- Lisbon Earthquake, Portugal, 1755
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-220) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- All Saint's Day -- Order out of chaos -- Taking stock -- Alis ubbo-- olisipo-- al-Ushbuna-- Lisboa -- A golden age, of sorts -- The preacher and the philosopher -- Like a phoenix from the flames -- Enlightenment at any price.
- ISBN
- 9780670018512
- 0670018511
- 9781440637438 (ebook)
- LCCN
- ^^2007042783
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library