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Author | : Philip L. Fradkin |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 492 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780520230606 |
"In this well-researched book, Fradkin contends that it was the people of San Francisco, not the forces of nature, who were responsible for the extent of the destruction and death."--"Booklist."
Author | : Philip L. Fradkin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Earthquakes |
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Manuscript copy of book eventually published in 2005 as "The Great Earthquake and Firestorms of 1906 : How San Francisco Nearly Destroyed Itself" by University of California Press, Berkeley.
Author | : Mark Klett |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9780520245563 |
A collection of essays accompany this collection of photos of San Francisco following the 1906 earthquake and fire, juxtaposed with photos of the city today.
Author | : Dan Kurzman |
Publisher | : Harper Entertainment |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9780061051746 |
Investigates the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, describing the horrible natural disaster and the subsequent fire that raged through the rubble, killing ten thousand people.
Author | : Dorothy Hoobler |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 114 |
Release | : 2016-10-25 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 0399541594 |
In this addition to the What Was? series, kids will experience what it was like to be in San Francisco in 1906 when the ground buckled in a major, catastrophic earthquake. One early April morning in 1906, the people of San Francisco were jolted awake by a mammoth earthquake—one that registered 7.8 on the Richter Scale. Not only was there major damage from the quake itself but broken gas lines sparked a fire that ravaged the city for days. More than 500 city blocks were destroyed and over 200,000 people were left homeless. But the city quickly managed to rebuild, rising from the ashes to become the major tourist destination it is today. Here's an exciting recount of an incredible disaster.
Author | : Harry Paul Jeffers |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
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A colorful city -- eighth largest in the country -- reduced to rubble by a massive earthquake and then consumed by flames... In this vivid, fast-paced chronicle of what has been called the worst peacetime disaster to ever befall America, veteran journalist and author H. Paul Jeffers provides a gripping account of the nightmarish days in April 1906 when earthquake and fire devastated San Francisco. Drawing on a wide range of eyewitness material, Jeffers follows a variety of individuals as they come to terms with an unthinkable event. Celebrities like Enrico Caruso and John Barrymore; the civil and military authorities who tried to bring order out of the chaos; merchants who struggled heroically to save their shops and goods from the ruins and the flames; the suddenly homeless ordinary men and women who composed messages on scraps of paper and sticks of wood (all of which, incredibly, the postal service actually delivered) to tell of their survival: from all these and many other perspectives Jeffers creates a riveting mosaic of catastrophe and its aftermath. With the one-hundredth anniversary of the quake approaching, this skillful and engrossing narrative will be of keen interest to readers from west coast to east. Book jacket.
Author | : Lauren Tarshis |
Publisher | : Scholastic Inc. |
Total Pages | : 76 |
Release | : 2012-03-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 0545392616 |
The terrifying details of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake jump off the page!Ten-year-old Leo loves being a newsboy in San Francisco -- not only does he get to make some money to help his family, he's free to explore the amazing, hilly city as it changes and grows with the new century. Horse-drawn carriages share the streets with shiny new automobiles, new businesses and families move in every day from everywhere, and anything seems possible.But early one spring morning, everything changes. Leo's world is shaken -- literally -- and he finds himself stranded in the middle of San Francisco as it crumbles and burns to the ground. Does Leo have what it takes to survive this devastating disaster?The I SURVIVED series continues with another thrilling story of a boy caught in one of history's most terrifying disasters!
Author | : California. State Earthquake Investigation Commission |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 218 |
Release | : 1910 |
Genre | : Earthquakes |
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Author | : Charles Morris |
Publisher | : Good Press |
Total Pages | : 413 |
Release | : 2019-12-04 |
Genre | : History |
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'The San Francisco Calamity by Earthquake and Fire' is a historical account of the devastating events that struck San Francisco and the Pacific Coast. The book describes the reign of panic and lawlessness that followed the earthquake and fire, the plight of 300,000 homeless people, and the worldwide rush to their rescue. This tragic event brought together a hideous quartet of destroyers—earthquake, famine, fire, and sudden death—that slayed human beings, blotted out the wealth of the city, and brought hunger and misery to its people. Through this account, we are reminded of our own relative insignificance and the fearsome power of nature.
Author | : Simon Winchester |
Publisher | : Harper Collins |
Total Pages | : 514 |
Release | : 2006-10-10 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0060572000 |
Unleashed by ancient geologic forces, a magnitude 8.25 earthquake rocked San Francisco in the early hours of April 18, 1906. Less than a minute later, the city lay in ruins. Bestselling author Simon Winchester brings his inimitable storytelling abilities to this extraordinary event, exploring the legendary earthquake and fires that spread horror across San Francisco and northern California in 1906 as well as its startling impact on American history and, just as important, what science has recently revealed about the fascinating subterranean processes that produced it—and almost certainly will cause it to strike again.