Author: Louise Chipley Slavicek
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438118163
Category : Earthquakes
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
Examines the devastating earthquake that struck San Francisco in 1906 and the resulting fires that destroyed a large section of the city.
Disaster by the Bay
Author: Harry Paul Jeffers
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
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.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
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.
Disaster!
Author: Dan Kurzman
Publisher: Harper Entertainment
ISBN: 9780061051746
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Harper Entertainment
ISBN: 9780061051746
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
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 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire Of 1906
Author: Louise Chipley Slavicek
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438118163
Category : Earthquakes
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
Examines the devastating earthquake that struck San Francisco in 1906 and the resulting fires that destroyed a large section of the city.
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438118163
Category : Earthquakes
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
Examines the devastating earthquake that struck San Francisco in 1906 and the resulting fires that destroyed a large section of the city.
The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire
Author: Charles Morris
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 0486802752
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Fifty-nine original full-page illustrations enhance these firsthand narratives, which trace the chain of events from the earthquake and fire to the plight of the homeless and the colossal task of rebuilding.
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 0486802752
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Fifty-nine original full-page illustrations enhance these firsthand narratives, which trace the chain of events from the earthquake and fire to the plight of the homeless and the colossal task of rebuilding.
After the Ruins, 1906 and 2006
Author: Mark Klett
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520245563
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520245563
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
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.
The San Francisco Earthquake
Author: Richard Worth
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438102275
Category : Earthquakes
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
Describes the earthquake of 1906 in San Francisco, during which fires raged over the city, virtually destroying it.
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438102275
Category : Earthquakes
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
Describes the earthquake of 1906 in San Francisco, during which fires raged over the city, virtually destroying it.
Earthquake Days
Author: David Burkhart
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
"1906 San Francisco comes to life in this unique collection of over 100 original stereo photographs (viewer included) of the "City-by-the-Bay". These haunting 3-D images were created before, during and after the earthquake and fire.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
"1906 San Francisco comes to life in this unique collection of over 100 original stereo photographs (viewer included) of the "City-by-the-Bay". These haunting 3-D images were created before, during and after the earthquake and fire.
1906 San Francisco Earthquake
Author: Tim Cooke
Publisher: Gareth Stevens
ISBN: 9780836844948
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
A huge earthquake rocked the West Coast on April 18, 1906. Worst hit was the city of San Francisco, where buildings collapsed and fires raged for days. Thousands of people died, and many more were left homeless. The disaster was just one of a long series of earthquakes triggered by the San Andreas Fault. It taught scientists valuable lessons about preparing for earthquakes. Book jacket.
Publisher: Gareth Stevens
ISBN: 9780836844948
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
A huge earthquake rocked the West Coast on April 18, 1906. Worst hit was the city of San Francisco, where buildings collapsed and fires raged for days. Thousands of people died, and many more were left homeless. The disaster was just one of a long series of earthquakes triggered by the San Andreas Fault. It taught scientists valuable lessons about preparing for earthquakes. Book jacket.
The San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of April 18, 1906
Author: Grove Karl Gilbert
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Building materials
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Building materials
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
A History of the Earthquake and Fire in San Francisco
Author: Frank W. Aitken
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description