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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Univ of California Pr
Publication date
April 1, 2006
Pages
418
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780520248205
ISBN-10
0520248201
Dimensions
1.25 by 6 by 9 in.
Weight
1.65 lbs.
Original list price
$24.95
Other format details
university press
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Earthquake, Fire & Epidemic: Personal Accounts of the 1906 Disaster | Rising Tide | Rising Tide | Dead Wake | San Francisco is Burning | Isaac's Storm | A Crack in the Edge of the World | The San Francisco Earthquake of 1906
Earthquake, Fire & Epidemic: Personal Accounts of the 1906 Disaster | Rising Tide | Rising Tide | Dead Wake | San Francisco is Burning | Isaac's Storm | A Crack in the Edge of the World | The San Francisco Earthquake of 1906
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A definitive account of the 1906 earthquake and resulting firestorms that devastated the city of San Francisco explains how human ineptitude and power politics nearly destroyed the city by failing to serve the needs of its ordinary citizens or to consider the disaster's long-lasting psychological effects, resulting in a period of unparalleled civic upheaval. Reprint.
Amazon.com description: Product Description:
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 Bolstered by previously unpublished eyewitness accounts and photographs, this definitive history of a fascinating city caught in the grip of the country’s greatest urban disaster will forever change conventional understanding of an event one historian called “the very epitome of bigness.”
Philip Fradkin takes us onto the city’s ruptured streets and into its exclusive clubs, teeming hospitals and refugee camps, and its Chinatown. He introduces the people―both famous and infamous―who experienced these events, such as Jack and Charmian London, Enrico Caruso, James Phelan, and Abraham Ruef. He traces the horrifying results of the mayor’s illegal order to shoot-to-kill anyone suspected of a crime, and he uncovers the ugliness of racism that almost led to war with Japan. He reveals how an elite oligarchy failed to serve the needs of ordinary people, the heroic efforts of obscure citizens, the long-lasting psychological effects, and how all these events ushered in a period of unparalleled civic upheaval.
This compelling look at how people and institutions function in great catastrophes demonstrates just how deeply earthquake, fires, hurricanes, floods, wars, droughts, or acts of terrorism can shape us.
Philip Fradkin takes us onto the city’s ruptured streets and into its exclusive clubs, teeming hospitals and refugee camps, and its Chinatown. He introduces the people―both famous and infamous―who experienced these events, such as Jack and Charmian London, Enrico Caruso, James Phelan, and Abraham Ruef. He traces the horrifying results of the mayor’s illegal order to shoot-to-kill anyone suspected of a crime, and he uncovers the ugliness of racism that almost led to war with Japan. He reveals how an elite oligarchy failed to serve the needs of ordinary people, the heroic efforts of obscure citizens, the long-lasting psychological effects, and how all these events ushered in a period of unparalleled civic upheaval.
This compelling look at how people and institutions function in great catastrophes demonstrates just how deeply earthquake, fires, hurricanes, floods, wars, droughts, or acts of terrorism can shape us.
Editions
Hardcover
from Univ of California Pr (April 1, 2005)
9780520230606 | details & prices | 418 pages | 6.25 × 8.75 × 1.50 in. | 1.85 lbs | List price $85.00
About: The first indication of the prolonged terror that followed the 1906 earthquake occurred when a ship steaming off San Franciscoâs Golden Gate Âseemed to jump clear out of the water.
About: The first indication of the prolonged terror that followed the 1906 earthquake occurred when a ship steaming off San Franciscoâs Golden Gate Âseemed to jump clear out of the water.
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Univ of California Pr (April 1, 2006)
9780520248205 | details & prices | 418 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 1.25 in. | 1.65 lbs | List price $24.95
About: A definitive account of the 1906 earthquake and resulting firestorms that devastated the city of San Francisco explains how human ineptitude and power politics nearly destroyed the city by failing to serve the needs of its ordinary citizens or to consider the disaster's long-lasting psychological effects, resulting in a period of unparalleled civic upheaval.
About: A definitive account of the 1906 earthquake and resulting firestorms that devastated the city of San Francisco explains how human ineptitude and power politics nearly destroyed the city by failing to serve the needs of its ordinary citizens or to consider the disaster's long-lasting psychological effects, resulting in a period of unparalleled civic upheaval.
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