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Guthrie, Julian.

Summary: Documents the mysterious 1993 archdiocese decision to close St. Brigid Church in San Francisco, tracing how the efforts of a ragtag group of faithful people to save their beloved landmark revealed how the Catholic Church was hiding a devastating secret.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2011

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 282.7946 GUT

Collins, Ailynn

1 hold on 1 copy

Summary: "The date is April 18, 1906. The city of San Francisco has just been rocked and shaken by a huge earthquake. Even worse, the quake causes huge fires to break out across the city. Can you escape your damaged home before it collapses? Will you join the firefighters as they try to save the city from the devastating fires? Will you be accused of looting after helping a boy escape from some rubble?...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC COL

Talbot, David

Summary: Traces the story of San Francisco in the latter half of the twentieth century, covering topics ranging from the civil rights movement and pop culture to the 49ers and famous crime cases.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 2012

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.09794 TAL

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 earthquake struck San Francisco, catching most of the city asleep. For approximately one minute, shockwaves buckled streets, shattered water mains,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press, an imprint of St. Martin's Publishing Group 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 979.4 DAV

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