Three Fearful Days is unique among books dealing with San Francisco's 1906 earthquake and fire, because survivors of the tragedy tell their own stories. This volume, now available in hardcover, contains more than 40 narratives culled from letters, diaries, and accounts written at the time. To mark the 100th anniversary of the catastrophe, the survivors voices are heard once again, in many instances for the first time since the dramatic event.
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A WONDERFUL COLLECTION,
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This review is from: Three Fearful Days: San Francisco Memoirs of the 1906 Earthquake & Fire (Paperback)
I am a former Bay Area resident, who fell in love with the city's history while attending college in the Bay Area, and try to read everything I can about the great city. I have read several of Malcolm Barker's books, including Bummer and Lazarus. What Barker does is collect letters from people who actually lived in the city, in this case, Three Fearful Days, letters from people who survived the great earthquake and disaster. I actually read this, I believe, several years ago and just last spring started posting some reviews: this was an incredible collection of stories. They are all ordinary citizens thrust into the most terrifying situation any human could face: the complete and total annihilation of their beloved city. This should be mandatory reading for anyone who loves American history, the history of the West, and California/San Francisco history in particular. It is so much better than most of the recent histories of the disaster, because these are first hand accounts, without projections and hyperboles. I think anyone would be drawn in the minute they start reading it. A truly great book, as are all of Barker's books.
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San Francisco, Market Street, City Hall, Van Ness, San Franciscans, Palace Hotel, New York, The Argonaut, Union Square, Post Office, Hall of Justice, Nob Hill, Mission Street, Montgomery Street, Jackson Street, Clay Street, Washington Street, Fort Mason, Battery Street, Post Street, California Street, Fremont Street, Fillmore Street, Arnold Genthe, Golden Gate Park Browse Sample Pages:
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San Francisco, Market Street, City Hall, Van Ness, San Franciscans, Palace Hotel, New York, The Argonaut, Union Square, Post Office, Hall of Justice, Nob Hill, Mission Street, Montgomery Street, Jackson Street, Clay Street, Washington Street, Fort Mason, Battery Street, Post Street, California Street, Fremont Street, Fillmore Street, Arnold Genthe, Golden Gate Park Browse Sample Pages:
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- Disaster! The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906 by Dan Kurzman in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Barbary Plague: The Black Death in Victorian San Francisco by Marilyn Chase in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- National Trust Guide/San Francisco: America's Guide for Architecture and History Travelers (National Trust City Guides) by Peter Booth Wiley in Back Matter
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