A Most Dreadful Earthquake offers personal observations and insight into the quake and its aftermath as well as the people involved -- including the young lady who wrote the letters. You will actually see the aftermath through Sarah Phillip's eyes. It's a fascinating, important and timely book that will bring the great San Francisco earthquake and fire back to life 100 years later. The book is a steal just for the letters alone. Fortunately Dorothy Fowler went way beyond that to describe the history and lives these people.
Additionally, if you're interested, you'll find the book includes great research techniques -- this is a model on how to do serious genealogy and historical research. The third section, Lives of the Letter Writers, provides the research into who these folks were and helps create depth in the characters. The reader truly cares about them. But Ms. Fowler also describes her research path. It held some great tips for me.
A Most Dreadful Earthquake is definitely worth reading.
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