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This Is Chance! The Shaking of an All-American City, A Voice That Held It Together
Jon Mooallem
The thrilling, cinematic story of a community shattered by disaster—and the extraordinary woman who helped pull it back together 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. But j...
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99% Invisible
It was described as brilliant and beautiful, expanding on the story of Jeannie Chance and her role during the 1964 Alaska earthquake, exploring the resilience and cooperation of the community.
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And it eventually became a book that is out today as I record this and it is brilliant and beautiful
— Episode: This is Chance! Redux
Episode: This is Chance! Redux
It was described as brilliant and beautiful, expanding on the story of Jeannie Chance and her role during the 1964 Alaska earthquake, exploring the resilience and cooperation of the community.
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And it eventually became a book that is out today as I record this and it is brilliant and beautiful
More about Jeannie Chance and John's new book, This is Chance, after this
John Muellem expanded the story you just heard into a beautiful and important new book called This is Chance
Get it seriously get it for yourself for a friend for the sake of the world Get it today
You must get it You must must get it that link is at 99 pi org
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The MeatEater Podcast
The book "This is Chance" focuses on Jeannie Chance, a radio reporter who became influential during the chaos of a major Alaskan earthquake in 1964, providing a crucial source of information amidst the uncertainty.
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Tell everybody your other books...Did we do a show about This is Chance? I think so. Like we focus on that specifically?
— Episode: Ep. 340: People Getting Confused By Anim...
Episode: Ep. 340: People Getting Confused By Animals
The book "This is Chance" focuses on Jeannie Chance, a radio reporter who became influential during the chaos of a major Alaskan earthquake in 1964, providing a crucial source of information amidst the uncertainty.
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Tell everybody your other books...Did we do a show about This is Chance? I think so. Like we focus on that specifically?
John Muallem, like moo, like a cow, Allum, not like Allen...New book is Serious Face, author of This is Chance,
This is Chance was about the biggest earthquake to ever strike...In America. Alaska earthquake. Yeah. Good Friday earthquake.
Episode: Ep. 266: Crying Wolf
The book tells the story of the Great Alaska Earthquake of 1964, focusing on the first three days in Anchorage and the human response to the disaster. It highlights the resilience and cooperation of individuals in the face of overwhelming chaos.
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Yeah, I've been working on this book. You were working on your book that became This Is Chance.
This Is Chance is a book about the Great Alaska earthquake in 1964.
And the book basically tells the story in pretty intimate detail, just the narrative of these first three days in the city of Anchorage.
One of the biggest earthquakes in US history, right? Yeah, that's correct. The second most powerful one ever measured and the most powerful one in the US.
The book is called This Is Chance The Shaking of an All-American City and a voice that held it together and it just came out in paperback from fine people at Random House Books and you can buy it with your money
Episode: Ep. 241: A Half Life of Never
This book, written by John Mualim and mentioned in the podcast, discusses the 1964 earthquake in Anchorage.
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I was just reading this book about the - what year did the big earthquake hit Anchorage? 64. I read a book about the - John Mualim, who's been on this show, just wrote a book called This is Chance. And it's about the 64 earthquake in Anchorage.
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