The Great Earthquake and Firestorms of 1906: How San Francisco Nearly Destroyed Itself

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2006
$29.05

The first indication of the prolonged terror that followed the 1906 earthquake occurred when a ship steaming off San Francisco's Golden Gate 'seemed to jump clear out of the water'. This book presents an account of the earthquake, the devastating firestorms that followed, and the city's subsequent reconstruction.

Synopsis

The first indication of the prolonged terror that followed the 1906 earthquake occurred when a ship steaming off San Francisco's Golden Gate 'seemed to jump clear out of the water'. This book presents an account of the earthquake, the devastating firestorms that followed, and the city's subsequent reconstruction.

$29.05

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 448
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 10 Mar 2006
ISBN 10: 0520248201
ISBN 13: 9780520248205