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03542cam a2200421 i 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
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ocn962873453 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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OCoLC |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20180722224942.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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170103s2017 nyuabf b 001 0deng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2016059373 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
DLC |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
| Description conventions |
rda |
| Transcribing agency |
DLC |
| Modifying agency |
YDX |
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BDX |
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OCLCO |
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OCLCQ |
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FM0 |
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JP3 |
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CZA |
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YDX |
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YAM |
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OCLCO |
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NFG |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781101904060 |
| Qualifying information |
hardcover |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
1101904062 |
| Qualifying information |
hardcover |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
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| System control number |
(OCoLC)962873453 |
| 042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE |
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| Authentication code |
pcc |
| 043 ## - GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE |
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| Geographic area code |
n-us-ak |
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n-us--- |
| 092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC) |
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| Classification number |
551.2209 |
| Item number |
F771 |
| 049 ## - LOCAL HOLDINGS (OCLC) |
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| Holding library |
NFGA |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Fountain, Henry, |
| Relator term |
author. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
338503 |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The great quake : |
| Remainder of title |
how the biggest earthquake in North America changed our understanding of the planet / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Henry Fountain. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
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| Edition statement |
First edition. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE STATEMENTS |
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| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
New York : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
Crown, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
[2017] |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
vii, 277 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : |
| Other physical details |
illustrations, maps ; |
| Dimensions |
24 cm |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
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| Content Type Term |
text |
| Content Type Code |
txt |
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rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE |
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| Media Type Term |
unmediated |
| Media Type Code |
n |
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rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE |
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| Carrier Type Term |
volume |
| Carrier Type Code |
nc |
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rdacarrier |
| 520 2# - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
"In the tradition of Erik Larson's Isaac's Storm, a riveting narrative about the biggest earthquake in recorded history in North America--the 1964 Alaskan earthquake that demolished the city of Valdez and obliterated the coastal village of Chenega--and the scientist sent to look for geological clues to explain the dynamics of earthquakes, who helped to confirm the then controversial theory of plate tectonics. 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"-- |
| Assigning source |
Provided by publisher. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-269) and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Map of Alaska -- Map of the Alaska Earthquake of 1964 -- Altered state -- Under the mountain -- An accident of geography -- Clam broth and beer -- The floating world -- Spiking out -- Before the storm -- Faults -- Shaken -- Stunned -- The barnacle line -- Rebuilding -- Deep thinking -- Acceptance -- Epilogue. |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Plafker, George, |
| Dates associated with a name |
1929- |
| 9 (RLIN) |
338504 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Alaska Earthquake, Alaska, 1964. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
338505 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Earthquakes |
| Geographic subdivision |
Alaska |
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Prince William Sound Region |
| General subdivision |
History |
| Chronological subdivision |
20th century. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
338506 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Earthquake damage |
| Geographic subdivision |
Alaska |
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Prince William Sound Region |
| General subdivision |
History |
| Chronological subdivision |
20th century. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
338507 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Geologists |
| Geographic subdivision |
United States |
| Form subdivision |
Biography. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
254920 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Seismology |
| Geographic subdivision |
Alaska |
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Prince William Sound Region |
| General subdivision |
History |
| Chronological subdivision |
20th century. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
338508 |
| 655 #7 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM |
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| Genre/form data or focus term |
Biographies. |
| Source of term |
lcgft |
| 9 (RLIN) |
870 |
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C0 |
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NFG |
