The great earthquake and firestorms of 1906 : how San Francisco nearly destroyed itself / Philip L. Fradkin.

This account of the earthquake, the firestorms that followed, and the city's subsequent reconstruction shows how humans, not the forces of nature, nearly destroyed San Francisco in a remarkable display of simple ineptitude and power politics. Bolstered by previously unpublished accounts and pho...

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Main Author: Fradkin, Philip L.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, c2005.
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Call Number: F869.S357 F735 2005
Status: Available