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(4.5) | 4 | 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's 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. … (more) |
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Dedicated to all who suffered from fire and earthquake in California and to those who nobly aided in relieving their distress. | |
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▾References References to this work on external resources. Wikipedia in English (2)▾Book descriptions 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's 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. ▾Library descriptions No library descriptions found. ▾LibraryThing members' description
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Only about 40% of the book is dedicated to San Francisco, though Scull’s drawings pepper the rest of the book. Chapter 14, at page 177, broadens the discussion to other seismic disturbances of the year, and records “From far away New Zealand, on the same date, the government seismograph at the capital, Wellington, recorded seismic waves that apparently passed round the earth five times at intervals of about four hours each.” That point pivots the book to other, mostly volcanic , disasters, notably Vesuvius, but also Etna and Stromboli, and then moves on to Iceland, the Pacific Islands and Hawaii, Central America, Krakatoa, Mont Pelee. Chapter 30 discusses submarine volcanoes and their island building character. The last chapter discusses mud volcanoes, geysers and hot springs. | |
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That point pivots the book to other, mostly volcanic , disasters, notably Vesuvius, but also Etna and Stromboli, and then moves on to Iceland, the Pacific Islands and Hawaii, Central America, Krakatoa, Mont Pelee. Chapter 30 discusses submarine volcanoes and their island building character. The last chapter discusses mud volcanoes, geysers and hot springs.
Only one of the photos is credited.