![]() And once the shaking stopped, night fell and Anchorage went dark. Streets cracked open and swallowed buildings whole. For four and a half minutes, the ground lurched and rolled. But just before sundown on Good Friday, the community was jolted by the most powerful earthquake in American history, a catastrophic 9.2 on the Richter Scale. In the spring of 1964, Anchorage, Alaska, was a modern-day frontier town yearning to be a metropolis - the largest, proudest city in a state that was still brand-new. "A beautifully wrought and profoundly joyful story of compassion and perseverance." ( BuzzFeed Best Books of the Year) ![]() ![]() The thrilling, cinematic story of a community shattered by disaster - and the extraordinary woman who helped pull it back togetherĪ powerful, heart-wrenching book, as much art as it is journalism." ( The Wall Street Journal ) ![]()
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