My American History
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The Greatest
Disaster in
America's History is
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-- San Francisco's 1906 --
Earthquake & Fire
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This is the Story of
the 1906
Earthquake & Fire
that Destroyed
Four Square Miles
of San Francisco
From the Men
who were there. |
This is a century old story -- The great city lay upon the steep
hills of its peninsula, covering the rolling landscape like a warm
blanket. Seen from a distance at night, it was a bright and shining
star, surrounded by the dark bay and the sea. The City was ripe for
change, and change would come soon enough, without warning.
The San Francisco 1906 Burned Area
On Wednesday, April 18th, dawn had not yet fully lit the streets
although some lamps were already going out. The first shudder of the
earthquake at 5:12 am was something no living person had ever
experienced.
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Was the city hall
a playground of graft and corruption?
Did the fire
storms incinerate people in the streets?
Had the dynamiting
really save buildings from fires? |
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The answers come in this first book and the following three
reproductions:
Two Weeks in San
Francisco
-- NEW BOOK
This story comes from letters written by Al Cook to his fiancée
Mabel Moody. Al lived in the city and stayed there to help his
Mother and Sister, rescue other families, and guard the warehouse
where he worked. The unpublished photography comes from three
private glass plate collections.
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Surviving earthquake, fire, and dynamite to
care for his mother and sister,
a young man returns home
each night to write to his fiancé. |
Two Weeks in
San Francisco
The Story of
the 1906 Earthquake and Fire
By Douglas
Westfall &
Henry C. Koerper
8.5 x 11 Softcover
190 Pages - 250 Illustrations
-- Based upon a first person account --
Unreleased Drawings & Maps
100 Unpublished Photos from 1906
ISBN: 978-1891030-75-8
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The Story of the Great Disaster
-- REPRODUCTION
The story from Wilber Zeigler who was standing on Market Street
when the earthquake hit. One hundred photographs, including wide
panoramas, illustrate this book which has been restored from over a
century ago. This publication includes photos of the surrounding
area after the disaster.
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A writer buys a cigar at 5:00am at the
start of the 1906 earthquake, and takes notes for a book as he
follows the fire over four days.
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The Story of the
Great Disaster
San Francisco's 1906
Earthquake and Fire
By W. G. Zeigler
10 x 7 Softcover
104 Pages - 100 Illustrations
-- Based upon a first person account --
Photographs, Panoramas from 1906
Reproduction Issue
ISBN: 978-1891030-63-5
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Recollections of
the Fire
-- REPRODUCTION
Taken from a 1927 memoir of James Byrne, it was printed
in three issues of the Argonaut, during late 1926. From his escape
at the Palace Hotel, to the rescue of his Mother’s jewelry, his
story is filled with detail and pathos. An excellent story for the
entire family, it is delightfully illustrated.
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Surviving San Francsico's 1906 earthquake
in the Palace Hotel, a wealthy man spends his time trying to
save his mother's jewelry. |
Recollections of
the Fire
San Francisco's 1906
Earthquake and Fire
By James W.
Byrne
5½ x 8½ Softcover
54 Pages - 20 Drawings
-- Based upon a first person account --
Reproduction Issue
Illustrated by Junius Cravens
ISBN: 978-1891030-61-1
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San Francisco Is No
More
-- REPRODUCTION
Coming from Antoine Borel Jr., a 27 year old banker, he describes
the demolition of his bank by dynamite and the loss of the mansions
on Nob Hill. Letters discovered in the 1960s, then published in a
small volume, were arranged to present the material as a first
person account.
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Removing his family first from the 1906
earthquake, a young banker returns the fire to save his bank and
the investor's money. |
San Francisco
Is No More
San Francisco's 1906
Earthquake and Fire
By Ronald G.
Fick
5½ x 8½ Softcover
54 Pages - 20 Illustrations
-- Based upon a first person account --
Annotated
Reproduction Issue
ISBN: 978-1891030-62-8
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American History with
Hundreds of Unpublished Photographs
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