- Paperback: 279 pages
- Publisher: Quercus Books (July 9 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1847247946
- ISBN-13: 978-1847247940
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 14.7 x 2.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 458 g
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- #96 in Books > Science > Earth Sciences > Earthquakes & Volcanoes
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"Paice is a remarkably good guide to this world of turmoil and upheaval, navigating neatly between description and explanation. His eye for detail is strong—his description of the Lisbon of the early 18th century is a treat." —Spectator
"A valuable contribution to 18th-century history." —BBC History Magazine
Book Description
A gripping account of one of the most devastating catastrophes ever to hit a major city in the Western world
Just after half past nine on the morning of Sunday, November 1, 1755, the end of the world came to the city of Lisbon. On a day that had begun with blue skies and gentle warmth, Portugal’s proud capital was struck by a massive earthquake estimated at 8.7 on the Richter scale—more powerful than the 1906 San Francisco or the 2010 Port-au-Prince earthquakes. An hour later, Lisbon and the Algarve coast were engulfed by a series of tsunamis, while in areas of the city unaffected by the waves, fires raged for six days, completing the destruction of Europe’s fourth-largest city. By the time it was all over, 60,000 people had perished and 85 per cent of Lisbon’s buildings, plus an unimaginable wealth of cultural treasures, had been destroyed by quake, fire, or water. The earthquake had a searing impact on the European psyche, and for Portugal itself, despite an ambitious program of reconstruction—which gave birth to the modern science of seismology—the quake ushered in a period of decline. Drawing on primary sources, a vivid picture is painted of a city and society changed forever by a day of terror. The quake itself and its immediate aftermath is described in detail, as are the political, economic, and cultural consequences.
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NICE BOOK !!!, Mar 13 2011
By EDINALDO - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Wrath of God: The Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755 (Hardcover)
I knew about this book on a TV broadcast about history, and I immediately decided to buy it... No regrets.... a very good reconstruction of a time, a country, with nice pictures from that time.I am very satisfied.
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Outstanding and thorough, Dec 24 2009
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This review is from: Wrath of God: The Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755 (Paperback)
I originally ordered "Wrath of God" due to a book review I read in a theological magazine I subscribe to. As a clergyman and student of history and Bible prophecy, I was eager to read about this pivotol, yet seemingly forgotten, historical event and its impact on Christianity. Paice places the reader in the milieu of the eighteenth century with his vivid and thorough descriptions one of the world's most terrific seismic tragedies.
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