The earthquake had thrust upward a vast surface of the reef, completely altering the whole appearance of the shoal! In a word, nature had made another effort, and islands had been created, as it might be in the twinkling of an eye.


The Crater, Chapter XI (p. 174), W.A. Townsend & Co. 1861

James Fenimore Cooper Quotes

The earthquake had thrust upward a vast surface of the reef, completely altering the whole appearance of the shoal! In a word, nature had made...

The earthquake had thrust upward a vast surface of the reef, completely altering the whole appearance of the shoal! In a word, nature had made...

The earthquake had thrust upward a vast surface of the reef, completely altering the whole appearance of the shoal! In a word, nature had made...

The earthquake had thrust upward a vast surface of the reef, completely altering the whole appearance of the shoal! In a word, nature had made...