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Alan Sklar (narrator) and
Dennis Smith
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Tantor Media Inc
Publication date
September 30, 2005
Binding
CD/Spoken Word
Edition
Mp3 una
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781400151790
ISBN-10
1400151791
Dimensions
0.50 by 5.25 by 7.50 in.
Weight
0.20 lbs.
Original list price
$22.99
Other format details
audio
Summaries and Reviews
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 daysâfrom 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 fireâdue to its corrupt and hasty building practicesâto 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.
Editions
Hardcover
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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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
About: At 5:12 a.
About: At 5:12 a.
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