by James Lal Penick, Jr.
University of Missouri Press, 1981
eISBN: 978-0-8262-6128-1 | Paper: 978-0-8262-0344-1
Library of Congress Classification QE535.2.U6P46 1981
Dewey Decimal Classification 977.8985

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ABOUT THIS BOOK

Since its publication in a cloth edition in 1976, Penick’s book has met with enormous regional appeal as well as critical acclaim. For the new paper edition, the author has written a new introduction. New material in the final chapter reports on the scientific inquiries into the New Madrid quakes since 1976.


Critical comments on the cloth edition: “James Penick has put together a well-written account of the quakes and their effects upon people, animals, waterways, and land. Based on the scattered accounts of the times it offers a good insight into the reactions of persons suddenly confronted with the perils of the unknown. The vivid description of the devastation wrought upon the face of the land gives a picture of dramatic change brought about by the upheaval of natural forces. In short, reading Penick’s work one is readily caught up in the total violence of the event.”—American Historical Review


“Penick provides information relevant to present studies of earthquakes in this area.”—Earthquake Information Bulletin