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San Francisco is Burning: The Untold Story of the 1906 Earthquake and Fires
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Viking Pr
Publication date September 22, 2005
Pages 294
Binding Hardcover
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780670034420
ISBN-10 0670034428
Dimensions 1.25 by 6.75 by 9.50 in.
Weight 1.20 lbs.
Availability§ Out of Print
Original list price $25.95
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A detailed account of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake reveals how hasty and corrupt construction practices made the city more vulnerable to damage and relates the experiences of such survivors as a naval officer who helped save the city's piers and wharves, unscrupulous mayor Eugene Schmitz, and erudite city boss Abe Ruef. 100,000 first printing.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: At 5:12 a.m. on the morning of April 18, 1906, San Francisco was struck by one of the worst earthquakes in history, instantly killing hundreds. The ensuing fires that ravaged the city for days were responsible for the deaths of as many as 3,000 more. In all, 522 blocks and 28,188 buildings were leveled, and some 200,000 people dislocated.

This watershed event in American history has never before been told with the richness of historical detail and insight that our foremost historian of fire, Dennis Smith, brings to it in San Francisco Is Burning. Smith cinematically recounts this terrible tragedy through the stories of the people who lived through those terrible days—from a valiant naval officer who helped save the city’s piers and wharves to Eugene Schmitz, the crooked mayor, to the "debonair scoundrel" Abe Ruef, the most erudite city boss in American history. Throughout, Smith reveals many unknown details about the event, from the city’s great vulnerability to fire—due to its corrupt and hasty building practices—to the widespread racism the quake unleashed and the atrocities committed by national guardsmen. Told with verve and a seasoned firefighter’s knowledge, San Francisco Is Burning is the gripping and definitive account of one of the greatest disasters of the twentieth century.

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Hardcover
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from Viking Pr (September 22, 2005)
9780670034420 | details & prices | 294 pages | 6.75 × 9.50 × 1.25 in. | 1.20 lbs | List price $25.95
About: An account of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake reveals how hasty and corrupt construction practices made the city more vulnerable to damage and relates the experiences of survivors.
Paperback
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Reprint edition from Plume (August 29, 2006)
9780452287594 | details & prices | 294 pages | 5.75 × 9.00 × 0.50 in. | 1.20 lbs | List price $15.00
About: A detailed account of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake reveals how hasty and corrupt construction practices made the city more vulnerable to damage and relates the experiences of such survivors as a naval officer who helped save the city's piers and wharves, unscrupulous mayor Eugene Schmitz, and erudite city boss Abe Ruef.
CD/Spoken Word
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With Alan Sklar (other contributor) | Unabridged edition from Tantor Media Inc (September 30, 2005)
9781400101795 | details & prices | 6.75 × 5.75 × 1.25 in. | 0.65 lbs | List price $34.99
About: An account of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake reveals how hasty and corrupt construction practices made the city more vulnerable to damage and relates the experiences of survivors.
With Alan Sklar (other contributor) | Mp3 una edition from Tantor Media Inc (September 30, 2005)
9781400151790 | details & prices | 5.25 × 7.50 × 0.50 in. | 0.20 lbs | List price $22.99
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