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100 | 1 | _aWinchester, Simon. | |
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_aA crack in the edge of the world : _bAmerica and the great California earthquake of 1906 / _cSimon Winchester. |
250 | _a1st ed. | ||
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_aNew York : _bHarperCollins, _cc2005. |
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_axiv, 462 p. : _bill., maps ; _c24 cm. |
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500 | _aMaps on endpapers. | ||
500 | _aIncludes a fold-out dustjacket. | ||
504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [419]-433) and index. | ||
510 | 0 | _aLibrary Journal Starred | |
510 | 0 | _aPub Weekly | |
510 | 0 | _aKirkus Review | |
520 | _aDiscusses 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. | ||
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650 | 0 | _aSan Francisco Earthquake, Calif., 1906. | |
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_aSan Francisco Earthquake, Calif., 1906. _2sears |
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