“Genie understood that everyone would be trapped together inside this crippled city for the foreseeable future--in the snow, in the dark, with no electricity, in below-freezing temperatures. Under those circumstances, she felt 'mass hysteria would have meant total destruction.' (pg. 79)” AlaskaModern HistoryEarthquakeRadio ShowsNews History Book:This Is Chance!: The Shaking of an All-American City, a Voice That Held It Together Source: This Is Chance!: The Shaking of an All-American City, a Voice That Held It Together