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Crack In The Edge Of The World - America And The Great California Earthquake Of 1906
Crack In The Edge Of The World America And The Great California Earthquake Of 1906
Author: Simon Winchester
In the early morning hours of April 18, 1906, San Francisco and a string of other towns were overcome by an earthquake registering 8.25 on the Richter scale, resulting from a rupture in the San Andreas fault. Lasting little more than a minute, the earthquake wrecked 490 blocks, toppled a total of 25,000 buildings, broke open gas mains, cut off e...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780641799013
ISBN-10: 0641799012
Pages: 480
Edition: 1ST
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Publisher: Harper-collins Publishers
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette
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A fascinating and comprehensive account with several maps and lots of photographs.
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A fascinating and comprehensive account of the great San Francisco earthquake.
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Simon Winchester has a way of putting you in the middle of what he's writing about. With this book, you almost feel the shock and can easily imagine yourself at the scene and part of what's going on. I think of "A Crack in the Edge of the World" as an elaborate news report rather than a piece of historical writing.
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