Project Gutenberg 2008-12-29 Public domain in the USA. 80 d'Albay, Jacques Tournadour De verwoeste steden aan de straat van Messina De Aarde en haar Volken, 1909 Reading ease score: 65.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ "De verwoeste steden aan de straat van Messina" by Jacques Tournadour d'Albay is a historical account of the devastating earthquake that struck Messina and its surrounding areas in late 1900. The book documents the aftermath of the disaster, capturing the human suffering and the responses of relief efforts as a representative of the French Red Cross. It vividly portrays the destruction and chaos resulting from natural calamity, illustrating the plight of survivors and the challenges faced by relief workers during this tragic event. The narrative follows the journey of the author and his companions from Naples to the stricken region, detailing their observations of the ruins, the refugee camps, and the overwhelming scale of destruction. Through poignant descriptions, Tournadour d'Albay shares encounters with the bereaved, the injured, and the resilient survivors who display both despair and a tenacious hope for the future. The book highlights not just the physical devastation but also the emotional toll on the community and the humanitarian response, showcasing a stark and heartfelt portrayal of human endurance amidst unimaginable suffering. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nl Earthquakes -- Italy -- Messina Messina (Italy) -- History DG Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 77684 77303 2024-10-12T04:46:36.381005 2023-09-12T08:20:29.686685 text/html text/html 72264 2023-05-25T11:11:39 text/html 505048 2024-10-12T04:46:44.176969 application/epub+zip 503736 2024-10-12T04:46:41.034982 application/epub+zip 86616 2024-10-12T04:46:39.363953 application/epub+zip 687304 2024-10-12T04:46:46.155927 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 677260 2024-10-12T04:46:42.951918 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 99969 2022-09-13T03:56:24.264569 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 58730 58639 2024-10-12T04:46:35.937971 2023-09-12T08:20:29.364714 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 58680 2023-05-25T11:06:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18968 2024-10-12T04:46:46.279929 application/rdf+xml 21597 2024-10-12T04:46:39.907937 image/jpeg 4575 2024-10-12T04:46:39.633960 image/jpeg 23492 2023-05-25T11:12:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 395780 2023-05-25T11:12:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 484680 2024-10-12T04:46:36.405163 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog