Bracing for Disaster: Earthquake-Resistant Architecture and Engineering in San Francisco, 1838-1933 9781597143288

"The first history of seismic engineering in San Francisco . . . spiced with survivor and eyewitness accounts. &quo

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Bracing for Disaster: Earthquake-Resistant Architecture and Engineering in San Francisco, 1838-1933
9781597143288

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Bienvenidos a San Francisco Para entrar en el mundo de la niebla y las maravillas basta con una chaqueta y un puñado de

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Bienvenidos a San Francisco Para entrar en el mundo de la niebla y las maravillas basta con una chaqueta y un puñado de

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An extraordinarily beautiful city that has been celebrated, criticised and studied in many films, San Francisco is both

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In the aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, residents of the city’s iconic Mission District bucked the city-w

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With dramatic scenic beauty, world-class cuisine, a plethora of cultural attractions, vibrant neighbourhoods and liberal

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San Francisco is probably best known for its hills, ubiquitous fog, dungeness crab and the Golden Gate Bridge. But jazz

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Readers learn about the rich history of Mission San Francisco Solano: how it started, the people who ran it, the indigen

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