{"product_id":"the-last-day-wrath-ruin-and-reason-in-the-great-lisbon-earthquake-of-1755-paperback-1","title":"The Last Day: Wrath, Ruin, and Reason in the Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNicholas Shrady\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Lisbon Earthquake of 1755 was no run-of-the-mill misfortune-it was a watershed moment that shook the pillars of an inveterate social order and sent reverberations throughout the Western world. Earth, water, wind, and fire all conspired to produce a hellish catastrophe that lasted for a full five days and left Lisbon thoroughly annihilated. Nicholas Shrady's unique account of this first modern disaster and its aftereffects successfully articulates the outcome of the earthquake-the eighteenth-century equivalent of a mass media frenzy giving rise to a host of other fascinating developments, such as disaster preparedness, landmark social reform, urban planning, and the birth of seismology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNicholas Shrady is the author of \u003cb\u003eSacred Roads: Adventures from the Pilgrimage Trail\u003c\/b\u003e. His articles have appeared in \u003cb\u003eArchitectural Digest\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eTravel \u0026amp; Leisure\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eForbes\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eTown \u0026amp; Country\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.68 x 8 x 5.42 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 31, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42030545305680,"sku":"9780143114604","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/WnY5Mi9LdDZ0TXBiTUdwNEJCV2J6QT09_388275ea-4296-4cf4-a946-a90d2573336c.webp?v=1771834384","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-last-day-wrath-ruin-and-reason-in-the-great-lisbon-earthquake-of-1755-paperback-1","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}