Project Gutenberg 2018-12-11 Public domain in the USA. 318 Elliott, Maud Howe 1854 1948 Howe, Maud 10028038 Sicily in Shadow and in Sun: The Earthquake and the American Relief Work Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive) "Sicily in Shadow and in Sun: The Earthquake and the American Relief Work" by Maud Howe is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work delves into the catastrophic events surrounding the devastating earthquake in Messina, detailing the destruction and the subsequent American relief efforts to aid the victims. The narrative aims to provide a profound understanding of the disaster's impact on both the land and its people. The opening portion of the text sets a dramatic and somber tone, recounting a dinner party on December 28, 1908, where the characters discuss an earthquake in Calabria, unaware of the impending tragedy that would soon ravage Messina. The narrative swiftly shifts to the aftermath of the earthquake, as the guests learn of the widespread destruction and the immense suffering in the region. Emphasizing the horror and chaos experienced in the aftermath, the section highlights the urgent need for aid and the intense emotional turmoil faced by those who felt the tremors of disaster, establishing a poignant backdrop for the relief efforts that will follow in the rest of the work. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Earthquakes -- Italy -- Messina Earthquake relief -- Italy DG Text Category: History - American Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) 707872 2025-06-23T10:02:06.664095 text/html 696484 2021-01-24T12:46:08 text/html 22382529 2025-06-23T10:02:29.840520 application/epub+zip 22341797 2025-06-23T10:02:11.210091 application/epub+zip 321870 2025-06-23T10:02:08.493146 application/epub+zip 22463448 2025-06-23T10:02:42.560489 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 22356402 2025-06-23T10:02:23.901589 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 444043 2022-09-26T13:51:51.551916 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 600423 2025-06-23T10:02:04.053141 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 600088 2018-12-11T13:39:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18937 2025-06-23T10:02:42.859447 application/rdf+xml 16885 2025-06-23T10:02:08.702196 image/jpeg 2760 2025-06-23T10:02:08.626127 image/jpeg 236471 2018-12-11T13:39:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 21690792 2021-01-24T12:46:09 application/octet-stream application/zip 21743515 2025-06-23T10:02:07.390130 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 en.wikipedia