What Was the San Francisco Earthquake?

What Was the San Francisco Earthquake?

Author: Dorothy Hoobler

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2016-10-25

Total Pages: 114

ISBN-13: 0399541594

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In this addition to the What Was? series, kids will experience what it was like to be in San Francisco in 1906 when the ground buckled in a major, catastrophic earthquake. One early April morning in 1906, the people of San Francisco were jolted awake by a mammoth earthquake—one that registered 7.8 on the Richter Scale. Not only was there major damage from the quake itself but broken gas lines sparked a fire that ravaged the city for days. More than 500 city blocks were destroyed and over 200,000 people were left homeless. But the city quickly managed to rebuild, rising from the ashes to become the major tourist destination it is today. Here's an exciting recount of an incredible disaster.


I Survived the San Francisco Earthquake, 1906 (I Survived #5)

I Survived the San Francisco Earthquake, 1906 (I Survived #5)

Author: Lauren Tarshis

Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Published: 2012-03-01

Total Pages: 76

ISBN-13: 0545392616

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The terrifying details of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake jump off the page!Ten-year-old Leo loves being a newsboy in San Francisco -- not only does he get to make some money to help his family, he's free to explore the amazing, hilly city as it changes and grows with the new century. Horse-drawn carriages share the streets with shiny new automobiles, new businesses and families move in every day from everywhere, and anything seems possible.But early one spring morning, everything changes. Leo's world is shaken -- literally -- and he finds himself stranded in the middle of San Francisco as it crumbles and burns to the ground. Does Leo have what it takes to survive this devastating disaster?The I SURVIVED series continues with another thrilling story of a boy caught in one of history's most terrifying disasters!


Earthquake Days

Earthquake Days

Author: David Burkhart

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13:

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"1906 San Francisco comes to life in this unique collection of over 100 original stereo photographs (viewer included) of the "City-by-the-Bay". These haunting 3-D images were created before, during and after the earthquake and fire.


Surviving the San Francisco Earthquake

Surviving the San Francisco Earthquake

Author: Joann Cleland

Publisher: Rourke Educational Media

Published: 2009-08

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781606944394

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Read This Graphic Illustrated Book And Live Through The Fear And Destruction Of The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake.


The San Francisco Earthquake

The San Francisco Earthquake

Author: Gordon Thomas

Publisher: Open Road Media

Published: 2014-07-01

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 1497658837

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A “gripping, can’t-put-it-down” chronicle, drawing on eyewitness reports and historical documents, by the New York Times–bestselling authors of Enola Gay (Los Angeles Herald Examiner). It happened at 5:13 a.m. on April 18, 1906, in San Francisco. To this day, it remains one of the worst natural disasters in American history—and this definitive book brings the full story to vivid life. Using previously unpublished documents from insurance companies, the military, and the Red Cross, as well as the stories of those who were there, The San Francisco Earthquake exposes villains and heroes; shows how the political powers tried to conceal the amount of damage caused by the earthquake; reveals how efforts to contain the fire actually spread it instead; and tells how the military executed people without trial. It also features personal stories of people who experienced it firsthand, including the great Italian tenor Enrico Caruso, the banker Amadeo Giannini, the writer-adventurer Jack London, the temperamental star John Barrymore, and the thousands of less famous in their struggle for survival. From the authors of The Day the Bubble Burst, The San Francisco Earthquake is an important look at how the city has handled catastrophe in the past—and how it may handle it in the future.


Disaster!

Disaster!

Author: Dan Kurzman

Publisher: Harper Entertainment

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 9780061051746

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Investigates the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, describing the horrible natural disaster and the subsequent fire that raged through the rubble, killing ten thousand people.


The San Francisco Earthquake

The San Francisco Earthquake

Author: Richard Worth

Publisher: Infobase Publishing

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 113

ISBN-13: 1438102275

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Describes the earthquake of 1906 in San Francisco, during which fires raged over the city, virtually destroying it.


The San Francisco Earthquake and Fire Of 1906

The San Francisco Earthquake and Fire Of 1906

Author: Louise Chipley Slavicek

Publisher: Infobase Publishing

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 129

ISBN-13: 1438118163

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Examines the devastating earthquake that struck San Francisco in 1906 and the resulting fires that destroyed a large section of the city.