The Great Earthquake and Firestorms of 1906
Title | The Great Earthquake and Firestorms of 1906 PDF eBook |
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."
The Great Earthquake and Fire, San Francisco, 1906
Title | The Great Earthquake and Fire, San Francisco, 1906 PDF eBook |
Author | John Castillo Kennedy |
Publisher | New York : William Morrow |
Total Pages | 300 |
Release | 1963 |
Genre | Earthquakes |
ISBN |
The San Francisco Earthquake and Fire Of 1906
Title | The San Francisco Earthquake and Fire Of 1906 PDF eBook |
Author | Louise Chipley Slavicek |
Publisher | Infobase Publishing |
Total Pages | 129 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Earthquakes |
ISBN | 1438118163 |
Examines the devastating earthquake that struck San Francisco in 1906 and the resulting fires that destroyed a large section of the city.
Disaster!
Title | Disaster! PDF eBook |
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.
The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, 1906
Title | The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, 1906 PDF eBook |
Author | Eric Saul |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 186 |
Release | 1981 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
Photographs show conditions in the California city before, during, and after the great disaster of 1906.
Disaster by the Bay
Title | Disaster by the Bay PDF eBook |
Author | Brinkley Howard |
Publisher | BookCaps Study Guides |
Total Pages | 76 |
Release | 2016-04-17 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1621073149 |
Over 3,000 dead. Buildings shaken to the ground. A city, surrounded by water, burnt to the ground. The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 was one of the most destructive natural disasters the world has ever known. Find out what happened and how the city was repaired in this fascinating book.
The San Francisco Earthquake
Title | The San Francisco Earthquake PDF eBook |
Author | Gordon Thomas |
Publisher | Open Road Media |
Total Pages | 265 |
Release | 2014-07-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1497658837 |
A “gripping, can’t-put-it-down” chronicle, drawing on eyewitness reports and historical documents, by the New York Times–bestselling authors of Enola Gay (Los Angeles Herald Examiner). It happened at 5:13 a.m. on April 18, 1906, in San Francisco. To this day, it remains one of the worst natural disasters in American history—and this definitive book brings the full story to vivid life. Using previously unpublished documents from insurance companies, the military, and the Red Cross, as well as the stories of those who were there, The San Francisco Earthquake exposes villains and heroes; shows how the political powers tried to conceal the amount of damage caused by the earthquake; reveals how efforts to contain the fire actually spread it instead; and tells how the military executed people without trial. It also features personal stories of people who experienced it firsthand, including the great Italian tenor Enrico Caruso, the banker Amadeo Giannini, the writer-adventurer Jack London, the temperamental star John Barrymore, and the thousands of less famous in their struggle for survival. From the authors of The Day the Bubble Burst, The San Francisco Earthquake is an important look at how the city has handled catastrophe in the past—and how it may handle it in the future.