The Great Earthquake
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The Great Earthquake And Firestorms Of 1906
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Author : Philip L. Fradkin
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2005
The Great Earthquake And Firestorms Of 1906 written by Philip L. Fradkin and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with History categories.
"In this well-researched book, Fradkin contends that it was the people of San Francisco, not the forces of nature, who were responsible for the extent of the destruction and death."--"Booklist."
The Great Earthquake And Fire San Francisco 1906
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Author : John Castillo Kennedy
language : en
Publisher: New York : William Morrow
Release Date : 1963
The Great Earthquake And Fire San Francisco 1906 written by John Castillo Kennedy and has been published by New York : William Morrow this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1963 with Earthquakes categories.
The Great Earthquake Experiment
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Author : Dennis Mileti
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-07-11
The Great Earthquake Experiment written by Dennis Mileti and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-11 with Social Science categories.
This book portrays the history, causes and future of large earthquakes in the US and traces the evolution of government policy to deal with it. It reviews the range of human actions that can be taken to manage or lessen quake losses and presents a review of the current technology to predict quakes.
The Great Earthquake Of 1923 In Japan
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Author : Japan. Naimushō. Shakaikyoku
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1926
The Great Earthquake Of 1923 In Japan written by Japan. Naimushō. Shakaikyoku and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1926 with Earthquakes categories.
The Longest Minute
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Author : Matthew J. Davenport
language : en
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Release Date : 2023-10-17
The Longest Minute written by Matthew J. Davenport and has been published by St. Martin's Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-10-17 with History categories.
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, collapsed buildings, crushed hundreds of residents to death and trapped many alive. Fires ignited and blazed through dry wooden ruins and grew into a firestorm. For the next three days, flames devoured collapsed ruins, killed trapped survivors, and nearly destroyed what was then the largest city in the American West. Meticulously researched and gracefully written, The Longest Minute is both a harrowing chronicle of devastation and the portrait of a city’s resilience in the burning aftermath of greed and folly. Drawing on the letters and diaries and unpublished memoirs of survivors and previously unearthed archival records, Matthew Davenport combines history and science to tell the dramatic true story of one of the greatest disasters in American history.
The Big One
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Author : George Pararas-Carayann
language : en
Publisher: Forbes Press
Release Date : 2001-03
The Big One written by George Pararas-Carayann and has been published by Forbes Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-03 with History categories.
A book about earthquakes--how, when, and where the next big one may strike.
The Great Quake
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Author : Henry Fountain
language : en
Publisher: Crown
Release Date : 2017-08-08
The Great Quake written by Henry Fountain and has been published by Crown this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-08 with History categories.
New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice • A riveting narrative about the biggest earthquake in North American recorded history—the 1964 Alaska earthquake that demolished the city of Valdez and swept away the island village of Chenega—and the geologist who hunted for clues to explain how and why it took place. At 5:36 p.m. on March 27, 1964, a magnitude 9.2. earthquake—the second most powerful in world history—struck the young state of Alaska. The violent shaking, followed by massive tsunamis, devastated the southern half of the state and killed more than 130 people. A day later, George Plafker, a geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, arrived to investigate. His fascinating scientific detective work in the months that followed helped confirm the then-controversial theory of plate tectonics. In a compelling tale about the almost unimaginable brute force of nature, New York Times science journalist Henry Fountain combines history and science to bring the quake and its aftermath to life in vivid detail. With deep, on-the-ground reporting from Alaska, often in the company of George Plafker, Fountain shows how the earthquake left its mark on the land and its people—and on science.
If You Lived At The Time Of The Great San Francisco Earthquake
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Author : Ellen Levine
language : en
Publisher: Scholastic
Release Date : 1987
If You Lived At The Time Of The Great San Francisco Earthquake written by Ellen Levine and has been published by Scholastic this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
This book takes you to San Francisco, California, shortly before, during and after the great earthquake of April 18, 1906.
Lily And The Great Quake
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Author : Veeda Bybee
language : en
Publisher: Stone Arch Books
Release Date : 2020
Lily And The Great Quake written by Veeda Bybee and has been published by Stone Arch Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Just turned twelve, Lily is the oldest of the three children in her Chinese American family living in San Francisco when the 1906 earthquake hits; her family has survived the quake, but as the city starts to burn Lily and her younger brother are separated from the others and must get to the safety of Oakland across the bay and hope that the rest of their family and friends are there waiting for them--but between the fire and the anti-Chinese violence it is not certain that any of them will survive. Includes nonfiction backmatter, a glossary, discussion questions, and writing prompts.
Wrath Of God
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Author : Edward Paice
language : en
Publisher: Quercus Books
Release Date : 2008
Wrath Of God written by Edward Paice and has been published by Quercus Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with History categories.
Just after half past nine on the morning of Sunday 1 November 1755, the end of the world came to the city of Lisbon. On a day that had begun with blue skies and gentle warmth, Portugal's proud capital was struck by a massive earthquake. After a brief, two-minute tremor came six minutes of horror as Lisbon swayed 'like corn in the wind before the avalanches of descending masonry hid the ruins under a cloud of dust'. A third tremor shook most of the buildings still standing to the ground, causing catastrophic loss of life. Lisbon had been struck by a seismic disturbance estimated at 8.7 on the Richter scale - more powerful than the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. An hour later, riverine Lisbon and the Algarve coast were engulfed by a series of tsunamis. In areas of the city unaffected by the waves, fires raged for six days, completing the destruction of Europe's fourth-largest city. By the time it was all over, 60,000 souls had perished and 85% of Lisbon's buildings, plus an unimaginable wealth of cultural treasures, had been destroyed by quake, fire or water. The earthquake had a searing impact on the European psyche. Theologians and philosophers were baffled by this awesome manifestation of the anger of God. How could the presence of such suffering in the world be reconciled with the existence of a beneficent deity? For Portugal itself, despite an ambitious programme of reconstruction (which gave birth to the modern science of seismology), the quake ushered in a period of decline, in which her seaborne supremacy was eclipsed by the inexorable rise of the British empire.Drawing on primary sources, Edward Paice paints a vivid picture of a city and society changed for ever by a day of terror. He describes in thrilling detail the quake itself and its immediate aftermath, but he is interested just as much in its political, economic and cultural consequences. Wrath of God is a gripping account from a master writer of a natural disaster that had a transformative impact on European society.