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San Francisco Is Burning

The Untold Story of the 1906 Earthquake and Fires

San Francisco Is Burning( )
Author: Smith, Dennis
ISBN:978-0-670-03442-0
Publication Date:Sep 2005
Publisher:Penguin Publishing Group
Imprint:Viking Adult
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $25.95
Book 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...
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Smith, Dennis (Author)
Dennis Smith spent 18 years with the New York City Fire Department. Smith lives in New York City.




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