1906 Earthquake : San Francisco's Great Disaster

Name: 1906 Earthquake
Brand: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
SKU: 9780764324048
Price: 4150 KES
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ISBN: 9780764324048

by Sandor Demlinger

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Format Paperback / softback

ISBN-10 0764324047

ISBN-13 9780764324048

Publisher Schiffer Publishing Ltd

Imprint Schiffer Publishing Ltd

Country of Manufacture US

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Apr 21st, 2006

Print length 144 Pages

Weight 76 grams

Dimensions 21.40 x 28.00 x 1.30 cms

Product Classification: Photographic reportage History of the Americas 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000

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On April 17, 1906, San Francisco was a dense city bustling with people, and thriving businesses. On April 18, it was in ruins, the victim of a terrifying earthquake and dreadful fire. Over 170 vintage, photographs, some never published before delve into the first earthquake ever photographed. Images include photographs of various buildings and neighborhoods in the city before the earthquake and the fire, photographs of the fire as it burns through Front and Market Streets, the ruins and those left to cope with them in the aftermath and the efforts to rebuild the city. The text inside the book explores the tragic decisions made by the city''s leaders that contributed to the horrifying devestation. Historians, collectors of vintage photographs, and anyone interested in California history will surely want this book.

On April 17, 1906, San Francisco was a dense city bustling with people, and thriving businesses. On April 18, it was in ruins, the victim of a terrifying earthquake and dreadful fire. Over 170 vintage, photographs, some never published before delve into the first earthquake ever photographed. Images include photographs of various buildings and neighborhoods in the city before the earthquake and the fire, photographs of the fire as it burns through Front and Market Streets, the ruins and those left to cope with them in the aftermath and the efforts to rebuild the city. The text inside the book explores the tragic decisions made by the city's leaders that contributed to the horrifying devestation. Historians, collectors of vintage photographs, and anyone interested in California history will surely want this book.

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