Winchester, Simon.
A crack in the edge of the world : America and the great California earthquake of 1906 / Simon Winchester. - 1st ed. - New York : HarperCollins, c2005. - xiv, 462 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Maps on endpapers. Includes a fold-out dustjacket.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [419]-433) and index.
Library Journal Starred Pub Weekly Kirkus Review
Discusses how the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 led to a greater scientific study of earthquakes in an attempt to understand the movements of the earth, and explains plate tectonics theory, the creation of the San Andreas Fault, and the social and political shifts caused by the disaster.
Adult
9780060571993 0060571993 (alk. paper)
2005046009
San Francisco Earthquake, Calif., 1906.
Earthquakes--History--California--San Francisco--20th century.
San Francisco Earthquake, Calif., 1906.
Earthquakes--History.--San Francisco (Calif.)
San Francisco (Calif.)--History--20th century.
San Francisco (Calif.)--History.
F869.S357 / W56 2005
979.4/61051
A crack in the edge of the world : America and the great California earthquake of 1906 / Simon Winchester. - 1st ed. - New York : HarperCollins, c2005. - xiv, 462 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Maps on endpapers. Includes a fold-out dustjacket.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [419]-433) and index.
Library Journal Starred Pub Weekly Kirkus Review
Discusses how the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 led to a greater scientific study of earthquakes in an attempt to understand the movements of the earth, and explains plate tectonics theory, the creation of the San Andreas Fault, and the social and political shifts caused by the disaster.
Adult
9780060571993 0060571993 (alk. paper)
2005046009
San Francisco Earthquake, Calif., 1906.
Earthquakes--History--California--San Francisco--20th century.
San Francisco Earthquake, Calif., 1906.
Earthquakes--History.--San Francisco (Calif.)
San Francisco (Calif.)--History--20th century.
San Francisco (Calif.)--History.
F869.S357 / W56 2005
979.4/61051