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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fradkin, Philip L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Earthquakes--California--San Francisco--History--20th century.

Fires--California--San Francisco--History--20th century.

San Francisco (Calif.)--History--20th century.

Local Subjects:

Earthquakes--California--San Francisco--History--20th century.

Fires--California--San Francisco--History--20th century.

San Francisco (Calif.)--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (448 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

great earthquake and firestorms of 1906

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 gripping account of the earthquake, the devastating firestorms that followed, and the city's subsequent reconstruction vividly shows how, after the shaking stopped, humans, not the forces of nature, nearly destroyed San Francisco in a remarkable display of simple ineptitude and power politics. Bolstered by previously unpublished eyewitness accounts and photographs, this definitive history of a fascinating ci

Contents:

CONTENTS; Preface to the Paperback Edition; Preface; Untitled Prologue; Map; I BEFORE; Beginnings; The Tale of Two Cities; Science, Politics, and San Francisco; The Hotel and the Opera House; II DURING; Wednesday, April 18, 1906; Thursday, April 19, 1906; Friday, April 20, 1906; III AFTER; The Relief Effort; The Upbuilding of San Francisco; The Search for Understanding; The Culture of Disaster; Disaster and Race; The Politics of Disaster; The Fat Lady Sings; Author's Note; Acknowledgments; Notes; Selected Readings; Index

Notes:

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ISBN:

0-520-92766-4

0-520-93298-6

OCLC:

609849916