Wrath of God - The Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755

Zusatztext 'Paice's achievement is?a valuable contribution to 18th century history' BBC History Magazine. Informationen zum Autor Edward Paice is the author of Lost Lion of Empire: The Life of 'Cape-to-Cairo' Grogan (2001) and Tip and Run: The Untold Tragedy of the Great War in Africa (2007). Both books received widespread critical acclaim. Klappentext A gripping account of the Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755, one of the most devastating catastrophes ever to hit a major city in the Western world. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of illustrations. Map. Acknowledgements. Introduction: Earthquake? What Earthquake? Part One - A Gilt-Edged Empire: Quem nunca viu Lisboa nao viu coisa boa (He who has not seen Lisbon has seen nothing); At the Court of King John; Terra Incognita; The Gathering Storm. Part Two - An Axis of Elements: All Saints' Day; A City Laid in Ruins; Shockwaves; Fire and Water; Teletsunami; The Second Aftershock; The First Night; Horroroso Deserto; Laws and Disorder; News Spreads; Aid and Anxiety; The Toll; Rain! Ruination and Revolution; Fasting and Philosophy. Part Three - Aftermath: Executions; The End of Optimism! the Birth of a Science; Slow Progress! Slump and a Reign of Terror; The End of Pombol; Memories and Memorials. Notes. Bibliography. Index.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Edward Paice, Paice Edward
• Verlag: Quercus Publishing
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 06.08.2009
• EAN: 9781847247940
• ISBN: 978-1-84724-794-0
• Seiten: 304
• Abmessung: 156 mm x 233 mm x 23 mm
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Neuzeit bis 1918; Sachbuch; HISTORY / Europe / Spain & Portugal, NATURE / Earthquakes & Volcanoes, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Lisbon, C 1700 To C 1800