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010 _a 2005046009
020 _a9780060571993
020 _a0060571993 (alk. paper)
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100 1 _aWinchester, Simon.
245 1 2 _aA crack in the edge of the world :
_bAmerica and the great California earthquake of 1906 /
_cSimon Winchester.
250 _a1st ed.
260 _aNew York :
_bHarperCollins,
_cc2005.
300 _axiv, 462 p. :
_bill., maps ;
_c24 cm.
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.
521 2 _aAdult
650 0 _aSan Francisco Earthquake, Calif., 1906.
650 0 _aEarthquakes
_zCalifornia
_zSan Francisco
_xHistory
_y20th century.
651 0 _aSan Francisco (Calif.)
_xHistory
_y20th century.
650 7 _aSan Francisco Earthquake, Calif., 1906.
_2sears
650 7 _aEarthquakes
_zSan Francisco (Calif.)
_xHistory.
_2sears
651 7 _aSan Francisco (Calif.)
_xHistory.
_2sears
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