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The Great Earthquake and Firestorms of 1906, How San Francisco Nearly Destroyed Itself

The Great Earthquake and Firestorms of 1906, How San Francisco Nearly Destroyed Itself

by Philip Fradkin

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 448 PAGES

In this well-researched history, Fradkin controversially argues that much of the destruction caused by the April 1906 San Francisco earthquake could have been avoided if the city had been better prepared.  (SFO32, $18.95)


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