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"Hough presents a well-researched narrative...Interesting read, tracing the history of this seismic and scientific debate."

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"Seismologist Susan Hough's account offers a revealing glimpse of the personalities and issues within America's geologic community in the early twentieth century. But it also can be read as a cautionary tale about science and society."

* Natural History Magazine *

"Hough's book...touches the history of a subfield of earth science that has been only rarely studied before: seismology."

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"This book is historical and biographical writing at its very best."

* Environment and History *

"The Great Quake Debate gives all readers—historians, scientists, and interested non-experts—excellent insights into the unfolding of scientific community and scientific investigations of earthquakes in the United States, a topic crucial to public and private life then, and still."

* Pacific Historical Review *

The Great Quake Debate The Crusader the Skeptic

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      Publisher University of Washington Press
      Published 23 July 2020
      ISBN-13 9780295747361
      978-0295747361
      ISBN-10 0295747366
      Also in:
      Volcanology and seismology The Earth: natural history: general interest

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review

      "Hough presents a well-researched narrative...Interesting read, tracing the history of this seismic and scientific debate."

      * Choice *

      "Seismologist Susan Hough's account offers a revealing glimpse of the personalities and issues within America's geologic community in the early twentieth century. But it also can be read as a cautionary tale about science and society."

      * Natural History Magazine *

      "Hough's book...touches the history of a subfield of earth science that has been only rarely studied before: seismology."

      * H-Net *

      "This book is historical and biographical writing at its very best."

      * Environment and History *

      "The Great Quake Debate gives all readers—historians, scientists, and interested non-experts—excellent insights into the unfolding of scientific community and scientific investigations of earthquakes in the United States, a topic crucial to public and private life then, and still."

      * Pacific Historical Review *

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