The Longest Minute - The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906 [1 ed.] 9781250279286, 9781250279279

The San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906 [1° ed.] 0791096505, 9780791096505

Each book in this series begins with historical context to depict life in the time and place of the featured event, buil

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The San Francisco Earthquake of 1906: The Story of the Deadliest Earthquake in American History

*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the earthquake and fires *Includes a bibliography for further reading *Includes

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The San Francisco Calamity by Earthquake and Fire 9781725178922

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Great Earthquake and Firestorms of 1906: How San Francisco Nearly Destroyed Itself 9780520927667, 9780520248205

The first indication of the prolonged terror that followed the 1906 earthquake occurred when a ship steaming off San Fra

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Recovering Inequality: Hurricane Katrina, the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, and the Aftermath of Disaster 9781477316122

A lethal mix of natural disaster, dangerously flawed construction, and reckless human actions devastated San Francisco i

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America’s Most Notorious Natural Disasters: The Great Chicago Fire, the Johnstown Flood, the Galveston Hurricane, the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, the Okeechobee Hurricane, and Hurricane Katrina

*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts of the disasters *Includes online resources and a bibliography for fu

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The San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906 & the 1989 Bay Area Earthquake: The History of California's Two Deadliest Earthquakes

*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the disasters made by survivors, firefighters, police officers, and more *Inclu

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Recovering Inequality: Hurricane Katrina, the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, and the Aftermath of Disaster 1477316116, 9781477316115

A lethal mix of natural disaster, dangerously flawed construction, and reckless human actions devastated San Francisco i

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Tales of San Francisco: Comprising ‘San Francisco Is Your Home,’ ‘San Francisco Kaleidoscope,’ ‘The Streets of San Francisco’ 9781503621039

Seventy-two colorful stories about the men and women, the places and events that have contributed to San Francisco'

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Music and Politics in San Francisco: From the 1906 Quake to the Second World War 9780520950092

This lively history immerses the reader in San Francisco’s musical life during the first half of the twentieth century,

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