Winchester, Simon.
A crack in the edge of the world : America and the great California earthquake of 1906 Simon Winchester. - 1st ed. - New York : HarperCollins, c2005. - xiv, 462 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Maps on lining papers.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [419]-433) and index.
An informative exploration of earthquakes places a particular focus on the San Francisco disaster of 1906, describing how it affected more than two hundred miles of California, triggered a vast firestorm, and destroyed the gold-rush capital.
0060571993 (alk. paper) 27.95
9780060571993
2005046009
San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906.
Earthquakes--History--California--San Francisco--20th century.
San Francisco (Calif.)--History--20th century.
F869.S357 / W56 2005
979.4/61051
A crack in the edge of the world : America and the great California earthquake of 1906 Simon Winchester. - 1st ed. - New York : HarperCollins, c2005. - xiv, 462 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Maps on lining papers.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [419]-433) and index.
An informative exploration of earthquakes places a particular focus on the San Francisco disaster of 1906, describing how it affected more than two hundred miles of California, triggered a vast firestorm, and destroyed the gold-rush capital.
0060571993 (alk. paper) 27.95
9780060571993
2005046009
San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906.
Earthquakes--History--California--San Francisco--20th century.
San Francisco (Calif.)--History--20th century.
F869.S357 / W56 2005
979.4/61051