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The captivating and definitive account of the Great Lisbon Earthquake--the most consequential natural disaster of modern times.
On All Saints Day 1755, tremors from an earthquake measuring approximately 9.0 or perhaps higher on the magnitude scale swept furiously toward Lisbon, then one of the wealthiest cities in the world and the capital of a vast global empire. Within minutes, much of the city lay in ruins. A half hour later, a giant tsunami unleashed by the quake smashed into Portugal s coastline and barreled up the Tagus River, carrying countless thousands out to sea. To complete Lisbon s.
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