On the morning of April 18, 1906, San Francisco was struck by a violent earthquake that shook the city and ignited an even deadlier menace - a three-day fire that burned up and down the city's streets and incinerated its buildings and neighborhoods. Landmarks, homes, hotels, churches, and artwork were reduced to rubble and ash. Hundreds died, and thousands more struggled to find food, money, and shelter or fled the city by ferry. Pennsylvania native Charles Morris, one of the more prolific and versatile writers of his day, went to San Francisco immediately following the earthquake to interview survivors and observe the mayhem. "The San Francisco Calamity by Earthquake and Fire" was rushed into print a few weeks thereafter. Considered the first full and balanced account of the earthquake and fire, Morris' gripping record combines dramatic eyewitness accounts and firsthand observations with scientific fact and grim detail, contrasting romantic tales of heroism and escape with the stark realism of devastation, death, and loss. Enhanced by numerous illustrations, "The San Francisco Calamity by Earthquake and Fire" captures the irrepressible spirit of turn-of-the-century San Francisco that helped the city to recover and rebuild after one of the greatest natural disasters in American history. In a new introduction to this paperback edition, Roger W. Lotchin provides additional historical context and assesses the credibility and reputation of the book.
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ON the splendid Bay of San Francisco, one of the noblest harbors on the whole vast range of the Pacific Ocean, long has stood, like a Queen of the West on its seven hills, the beautiful city of San Francisco, the youngest and in its own way one of the most beautiful and attractive of the large cities of the United States. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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San Francisco, Golden Gate Park, Van Ness Avenue, United States, Palace Hotel, City Hall, Post Office, Cliff House, Golden State, Mayor Schmitz, Nob's Hill, Fairmount Hotel, General Funston, Barbary Coast, Los Angeles, Montgomery Street, Poodle Dog, Portsmouth Square, Red Cross, Bohemian Club, California Street, Francis Hotel, New York, Telegraph Hill, Union Square New!
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ON the splendid Bay of San Francisco, one of the noblest harbors on the whole vast range of the Pacific Ocean, long has stood, like a Queen of the West on its seven hills, the beautiful city of San Francisco, the youngest and in its own way one of the most beautiful and attractive of the large cities of the United States. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
tottering walls, stricken city, earthquake shock Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
San Francisco, Golden Gate Park, Van Ness Avenue, United States, Palace Hotel, City Hall, Post Office, Cliff House, Golden State, Mayor Schmitz, Nob's Hill, Fairmount Hotel, General Funston, Barbary Coast, Los Angeles, Montgomery Street, Poodle Dog, Portsmouth Square, Red Cross, Bohemian Club, California Street, Francis Hotel, New York, Telegraph Hill, Union Square New!
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- The San Francisco Calamity by Charles Morris in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
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- A Crack in the Edge of the World: America and the Great California Earthquake of 1906 by Simon Winchester in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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