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A Dangerous Place : California's Unsettling Fate

A Dangerous Place : California's Unsettling Fate

A Dangerous Place : California's Unsettling Fate
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A Dangerous Place : California's Unsettling Fate

by Reisner, Marc

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  • Hardcover
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ISBN 13
9781550549744
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Vancouver, BC, Canada: Douglas & McIntyre, Limited, 2003. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

Synopsis

Writing with a signature command of his subject and with compelling resonance, Marc Reisner leads us through California’s improbable rise from a largely desert land to the most populated state in the nation, fueled by an economic engine more productive than all of Africa. Reisner believes that the success of this last great desert civilization hinges on California’s denial of its own inescapable fate: Both the Los Angeles and San Francisco Bay areas sit astride two of the most violently seismic zones on the planet. The earthquakes that have already rocked California were, according to Reisner, a mere prologue to a future cataclysm that will result in immense destruction. Concluding with a hypothetical but chillingly realistic description of what such a disaster would look like, A Dangerous Place mixes science, history, and cultural commentary in a haunting work of profound importance.

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Encore Books & Records CA (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
A Dangerous Place : California's Unsettling Fate
Author
Reisner, Marc
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
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Very Good
Quantity Available
1
ISBN 10
155054974X
ISBN 13
9781550549744
Publisher
Douglas & McIntyre, Limited
Place of Publication
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Date Published
2003
Keywords
CALIFORNIA_HISTORY CALIFORNIA_SOCIAL CONDITIONS DISASTERS

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