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Preface ix Acknowledgments xiii Table of Conversions xv CHAPTER 1: Earthquakes: Origins and Consequences 1 Sidebar: induced earthquakes Sidebar: mark twain's earthquake almanac CHAPTER 2: In the Holy Land: Earthquakes and the Hand of God 22 CHAPTER 3: The Decline of Ancient Sparta: A Tale of Hoplites, Helots, and a Quaking 45 Sidebar: euripides, homer, and aristotle CHAPTER 4: Earthquakes in England: Echoes in Religion and Literature 65 CHAPTER 5: The Great Lisbon Earthquake and the Axiom Whatever Is, Is Right 88 Sidebar: the wonderful one-hoss-shay CHAPTER 6: New Madrid, Missouri, in 1811: The Once and Future Disaster 108 Sidebar: a disastrous reprise? CHAPTER 7: Earthquake, Fire, and Politics in San Francisco 139 Sidebar: causes of quakes in the bay area CHAPTER 8: Japan's Great Kanto Earthquake: Hell Let Loose on Earth 170 Sidebar: the kamakura earthquake of 1257 and the rise of the lotus sect CHAPTER 9: Peru in 1970: Chaos in the Andes 194 Sidebar: in chile--tsunamis, devastation, and darwin CHAPTER 10: The 1972 Managua Earthquake: Catalyst for Revolution 221 Afterword 243 Glossary 245 Notes and References 253 Index 269
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