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Search - A Crack in the Edge of the World : America and the Great California Earthquake of 1906
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A Crack in the Edge of the World America and the Great California Earthquake of 1906 Author: The international bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman and Krakatoa vividly brings to life the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake that leveled a city symbolic of America's relentless western expansion. Simon Winchester has also fashioned an enthralling and informative look at the tumultuous subterranean world that ... more »
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tani reviewed A Crack in the Edge of the World : America and the Great California Earthquake of 1906 on
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A fascinating and comprehensive account with several maps and lots of photographs.
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Betty O. reviewed A Crack in the Edge of the World : America and the Great California Earthquake of 1906 on + 15 more book reviews
For non-geologist readers this is a very interesting and entertaining way to learn more about the 1906 S.F. earthquake and also about the major possible earthquakes on the North American Plate.
John O. (buzzby) - La Quinta, CA reviewed A Crack in the Edge of the World : America and the Great California Earthquake of 1906 on + 2740 more book reviews
Full of interesting geological and not-so-geological information about California. Like most of his books, Winchester wanders all over the place in telling about the earthquake, so you learn about other places and times, as well.
Genres:
- History >> Americas >> United States >> 20th Century >> General
- History >> Americas >> United States
- Science & Math >> Earth Sciences >> Earthquakes & Volcanoes
- Science & Math >> Earth Sciences >> Geology
- Professional & Technical >> Professional Science >> Earth Sciences >> Geology