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100 1 $aFradkin, Philip L.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80162644
245 14 $aThe great earthquake and firestorms of 1906 :$bhow San Francisco nearly destroyed itself /$cPhilip L. Fradkin.
246 30 $aHow San Francisco nearly destroyed itself
260 $aBerkeley :$bUniversity of California Press,$c[2005], ©2005.
300 $axvii, 418 pages :$billustrations, maps ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 1 $a"The prolonged terror that would follow the 1906 earthquake began when a ship steaming off San Francisco's Golden Gate "seemed to jump clear out of the water" with the first temblor. This account of the earthquake, the devastating firestorms that followed, and the city's subsequent reconstruction shows how, after the shaking stopped, humans - not the forces of nature - nearly destroyed San Francisco in a remarkable display of power politics and simple ineptitude ." "Philip Fradkin takes us onto the city's ruptured streets and into its exclusive clubs, its teeming hospitals and refugee camps, and its Chinatown. He introduces the people - both famous and infamous - who experienced these events, such as Jack and Charmian London, Enrico Caruso, James Phelan, and Abraham Ruef. He traces the horrifying results of the mayor's illegal order to shoot to kill anyone suspected of a crime, and he uncovers the ugliness of racism that almost led to war with Japan. He reveals an elite oligarchy that failed to serve the needs of ordinary people, the heroic efforts of obscure citizens, the long-lasting psychological effects of the disaster, and how all these events ushered in a period of unparalleled civic upheaval." "This look at how people and institutions function in great catastrophes demonstrates just how deeply earthquakes, tsunamis, fires, hurricanes, floods, wars, droughts, or acts of terrorism can shape us."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aEarthquakes$zCalifornia$zSan Francisco$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0 $aFires$zCalifornia$zSan Francisco$xHistory$y20th century.
651 0 $aSan Francisco (Calif.)$xHistory$y20th century.
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0421/2004018506.html
852 00 $bglx$hF869.S357$iF735 2005