Project Gutenberg 2006-10-03 Public domain in the USA. 120 Bourdon, Henri De ramp van Valparaiso De Aarde en haar Volken, 1907 Translation of: La catastrophe de Valparaiso Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ "De ramp van Valparaiso" by Henri Bourdon is a first-hand account documenting the catastrophic earthquake that struck Valparaiso, Chile, in the early 20th century. This gripping narrative falls under the category of a historical account, likely written in the early 1900s. By blending personal experience with factual observations, Bourdon paints a vivid picture of the disaster's devastation, loss of life, and the aftermath that the city faced in the wake of this natural catastrophe. The book encapsulates a personal letter from Bourdon to his sister, detailing his harrowing experience during the earthquake on August 16th. He describes the panic and chaos that ensued as buildings collapsed and fires broke out, weaving in anecdotes of families torn apart and the desperate attempts of survivors to navigate the destruction. Bourdon also recounts various encounters with fellow residents, his efforts to assist during the disaster, and the grim realities following the initial shock, including military enforcement to quell looting and the struggles to procure food and shelter. Ultimately, the narrative serves as both a chronicle of a tragic event and a testament to human resilience amid disaster. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. nl Earthquakes -- Chile Valparaíso (Chile) -- Earthquake, 1906 QE F3051 Text De Aarde en haar Volken Category: Biographies Category: History - Other 70995 2025-08-08T09:22:28.953321 text/html 66347 2006-10-03T16:50:14 text/html 555484 2025-08-08T09:22:34.856813 application/epub+zip 554187 2025-08-08T09:22:32.246278 application/epub+zip 89521 2025-08-08T09:22:30.902292 application/epub+zip 678996 2025-08-08T09:22:36.683773 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 670660 2025-08-08T09:22:33.942789 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 171743 2022-09-09T09:34:57.118033 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 56223 2025-08-08T09:22:28.562335 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 56192 2006-10-03T16:50:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18573 2025-08-08T09:22:36.847779 application/rdf+xml 15497 2025-08-08T09:22:31.396283 image/jpeg 4060 2025-08-08T09:22:31.147299 image/jpeg 22169 2006-10-03T16:50:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 460005 2006-10-03T16:50:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 532772 2025-08-08T09:22:28.977366 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog