"Sicily in Shadow and in Sun: The Earthquake and the American Relief Work" by Maud Howe Elliott is a recount of the terrible earthquake in Messina and the American response to help those who were impacted. Setting the stage with a dinner party on December 28, 1908, where an earthquake in Calabria is discussed, the historical account then dramatically pivots to the overwhelming destruction and tragedy that followed in Messina. The author aims to paint a vivid picture of the earthquake's terrible consequences and the American relief work, highlighting the urgent need for aid and the emotional burden of the survivors. The opening scene highlights the somber setting for the relief attempts that follow by highlighting the terror and chaos felt in the aftermath.
Sicily in Shadow and in Sun: The Earthquake and the American Relief Work
By Maud Howe Elliott
When a devastating earthquake destroys their world, witness the horror and the urgent, life-saving response from America.
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About the AuthorMaud Howe Elliott was an American novelist, most notable for her Pulitzer prize-winning collaboration with her sisters, Laura E. Richards and Florence Hall, on their mother's biography The Life of Julia Ward Howe (1916). Her other works included A Newport Aquarelle (1883); Phillida (1891); Kasper Craig (1892); Mammon, later published as Honor: A Novel (1893); Roma Beata, Letters from the Eternal City (1903); Sun and Shadow in Spain (1908) ;The Eleventh Hour in the Life of Julia Ward Howe (1911); Three Generations (1923); Lord Byron's Helmet (1927); John Elliott, The Story of an Artist (1930); My Cousin, F. Marion Crawford (1934); and This Was My Newport (1944).
Maud Howe Elliott was an American novelist, most notable for her Pulitzer prize-winning collaboration with her sisters, Laura E. Richards and Florence Hall, on their mother's biography The Life of Julia Ward Howe (1916). Her other works included A Newport Aquarelle (1883); Phillida (1891); Kasper Craig (1892); Mammon, later published as Honor: A Novel (1893); Roma Beata, Letters from the Eternal City (1903); Sun and Shadow in Spain (1908) ;The Eleventh Hour in the Life of Julia Ward Howe (1911); Three Generations (1923); Lord Byron's Helmet (1927); John Elliott, The Story of an Artist (1930); My Cousin, F. Marion Crawford (1934); and This Was My Newport (1944).
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