"Earthquakes azCalifornia azSan Francisco axHistory ay20th century." . . "Erdbeben Brand USA San Francisco Geschichte 1906." . . "San Francisco, Séisme et incendie de (1906)" . . "Brand." . . . . . "The first indication of the prolonged terror that followed the 1906 earthquake occurred when a ship steaming off San Francisco's Golden Gate 'seemed to jump clear out of the water'. This book presents an account of the earthquake, the devastating firestorms that followed, and the city's subsequent reconstruction."@en . . . . "The Great Earthquake and Firestorms of 1906 How San Francisco Nearly Destroyed Itself"@en . . "How San Francisco nearly destroyed itself" . "How San Francisco nearly destroyed itself"@en . "This account of the earthquake, the firestorms that followed, and the city's subsequent reconstruction shows how humans, not the forces of nature, nearly destroyed San Francisco in a remarkable display of simple ineptitude and power politics. Bolstered by previously unpublished accounts and photographs, this history of the country's greatest urban disaster will forever change conventional understanding of the event. Fradkin takes us onto the city's ruptured streets and into its exclusive clubs, teeming hospitals and refugee camps, and its Chinatown. He reveals how an elite oligarchy failed to serve the needs of ordinary people, the heroic efforts of obscure citizens, the long-lasting psychological effects, and how all these events ushered in a period of unparalleled civic upheaval. This look at how people and institutions function in catastrophe demonstrates just how deeply earthquake, fires, hurricanes, floods, wars, droughts, or acts of terrorism can shape us.--From publisher description." . "This account of the earthquake, the firestorms that followed, and the city's subsequent reconstruction shows how humans, not the forces of nature, nearly destroyed San Francisco in a remarkable display of simple ineptitude and power politics. Bolstered by previously unpublished accounts and photographs, this history of the country's greatest urban disaster will forever change conventional understanding of the event. Fradkin takes us onto the city's ruptured streets and into its exclusive clubs, teeming hospitals and refugee camps, and its Chinatown. He reveals how an elite oligarchy failed to serve the needs of ordinary people, the heroic efforts of obscure citizens, the long-lasting psychological effects, and how all these events ushered in a period of unparalleled civic upheaval. This look at how people and institutions function in catastrophe demonstrates just how deeply earthquake, fires, hurricanes, floods, wars, droughts, or acts of terrorism can shape us.--From publisher description."@en . "Electronic books"@en . . . . . "The great earthquake and firestorms of 1906 : how San Francisco nearly destroyed itself ; with a new preface" . . . . . . . "The Great earthquake and firestorms of 1906 : how San Francisco nearly destroyed itself" . . "History"@en . "History" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "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"@en . . . . . "The great earthquake and firestorms of 1906 : how San Francisco nearly destroyed itself" . . . . "Fires azCalifornia azSan Francisco axHistory ay20th century." . . "1900 - 1999" . . "San Francisco (Calif.) History 20th century." . . "San Francisco" . . "Erdbeben San Francisco." . . "Erdbeben." . . "San Francisco (Calif.)" . . "San Francisco, Calif." . "Feuer San Francisco." . . "Fires California San Francisco History 20th century." . . "Geschichte 1906." . . "Earthquakes California San Francisco History 20th century." . . "San Francisco <Calif.>" . .