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The longest minute : the Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906

text The longest minute : the Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906

Davenport, Matthew J.

Summary
"Matthew J. Davenport's The Longest Minute is the spellbinding true story of the 1906 earthquake and fire in San Francisco, and how a great earthquake sparked a devastating and preventable firestorm. At 5:12 a.m. on April 18, 1906, a 7.9 magnitude... Read more
Contents
Prologue -- Seeds of disaster -- The day before -- It seemed eternity -- Fire and no water -- Indescribable confusion -- The whole city will burn -- Black powder and dynamite -- Saving the waterfront -- A great city vanishing in flame -- Night as ... Read more
Format
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Description
ix, 433 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Publisher
St. Martin's Press, an imprint of St. Martin's Publishing Group 2023
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Woodmere (Main Branch) 979.4 DAV in Adult Non-fiction Available

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