Saturday,
November 15, 2008
The Great Earthquake of
The
ANNOTICO Report
On
the early morning of December 28, 1908, the Italian city of
When it was over, the city of
Since the quake had hit so close to land, the tsunami had little else to go but
land, making it #4 on the "Biggest Tsunami Countdown"
#3. The Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755, over 100,000 people perished
#2. The 1883
#1:The 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake, 310,000 victims
Remember,
The
Massapequan Observer -
Joe
Scotchie
November 14, 2008
Last year,
Massapequa resident Salvatore J. LaGumina, a professor
of history at
Now, he has
followed up that book with "The
Great Earthquake:
This year marks
the anniversary of the heroic efforts of American servicemen who came together
to assist victims of that earthquake. In recognition of that, LaGumina
The exhibition, LaGumina added, was part of the annual Columbus
Celebration, the largest celebration of Italian and Italian-American culture in
the world, which culminated this year in the annual Columbus Day parade.
The tragedy took
place on the morning of Dec. 28, 1908, when, at 5:21 a.m.,
Earlier, in 1907,
President Theodore Roosevelt sent 16 battleships to circumnavigate the globe on
a goodwill mission. While returning from the Far East as it approached the Suez
Canal it learned of the devastating earthquake followed by a tidal wave that
hit
In all, the Great
White Fleet documented the heroic efforts of Italians and American servicemen
who came together in one of the greatest humanitarian efforts in European
history.
The Great
Earthquake documents the role that nations other than the
As the book
jacket states, "The humanitarian role played by the United
States...deserves to be better known...The United States navy provided large
quantities of food, medical personnel, cots, and blankets. It was soon realized
that recovery from the horrific devastation would require much more assistance,
and thus began a little-known but important chapter in Italian-American
relations in the form of extensive house-building projects that were critically
needed. American naval personnel became engaged in erecting the homes that
became known as
A prolific
author, Salvatore LaGumina is also Director of the
Center for Italian American Studies at
The Great
Earthquake is published by Teneo Press,
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