About this title: On the morning of April 18th, 1906, the citizens of San Francisco woke to find their world literally crumbling, as an earthquake measuring 8.3 on the Richter scale turned their homes to rubble and Ignited fires that nearly consumed what was left of the city. Up to 10,000 people - a figure unreported until now - died in the catastrophe. Dan Kurzman ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780060084325ISBN:0060084324
Description: Good. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact (including dustcover, if applicable). The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "from the library of" labels. read more
Description: Good. Purchasing this item supports Pierce County libraries. Thriftbooks and PCL have partnered to help raise additional funds for the library system. Ex-Library book-will contain library markings. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Very Good. Former Library book. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. 2001-Hardcover----Used-Good-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Description: VG+ Used, Like New in VG+ jacket. HARDCOVER, VG+/VG+, William Morrow & Company, 2001, 1st, 1.14 in. H x 9.42 in. L x 6.38 in. W, 23.6 oz. This copy has very mininmal signs of use, appears to have been very lightly read, has a name, inscription, stamp or some other indications of previous ownership, is in Excellent Condition Overall. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
Date Published: 2001-04
ISBN-13:9780061051746ISBN:0061051748
Description: Like New. Like new hardcover with DJ. Dust jacket shows very minor shelf wear, otherwise an unblemished copy.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Free Delivery Confirmation! Ships same or next business day! read more
Edition: First Edition/1st Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harper-collins Publishers, Inc., New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780061051746ISBN:0061051748
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Remainder. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 296 pages. read more
Description: Very good. Publishers Overstock. A Very Good copy with a Remainder Mark and wear to the extremities. Buy with confidence from an Independent Bookstore where the owners, a husband and wife team, have over 30 years of combined bookselling experience. read more
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Pages are clean and unmarked throughout, binding is good. Cover is creased. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 296 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: William Morrow, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780061051746ISBN:0061051748
Description: Fine-/Fine-DJ/Fine. 0-06-105174-8. read more
Edition: First Printing
Binding: hardbound
Publisher: William Morrow/HarperCollins, no place given
Date Published: (2001)
ISBN-13:9780061051746ISBN:0061051748
Description: Many Photographs. Very good in very lightly edgeworn jacket. read more
Edition: First Printing
Binding: Publishers Boards & Cloth
Publisher: Harper Entertainment
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780061051746ISBN:0061051748
Description: Very Good in Very Good Plus jacket. Size: 8vo-7¾"-9¾"; 1 present in the colophon; stated first edition. Tight copy; remaindered but else fine. VG/VG+. DJ lightly rubbed, unclipped. read more
Edition: First Edition First Printing Stated
Binding: Hard Back
Publisher: Morrow/Avon, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780061051746ISBN:0061051748
Description: Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. 6" x 9" 296 Pages Indexed. Remainder mark on bottom page edges. Dust jacket price $25.00 is unclipped. Black and white photographs. Just after 5 am on Ap[irl 18, 1906, an earthquake measuring 8.3 on the Richter scale ripped through sleeping San Francisco, toppling buildings, exploding gas mains, and trapping thousands of citizens beneath tons of stone, broken wood, and twisted metal. Herds of cattle stampeded madly through the streets. The air reverberated with ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: William Morrow
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780061051746ISBN:0061051748
Description: Hardback. First Printing. Near Fine Condition in a Near Fine condition Dustjacket. Tight Bright Attractive Copy With No Markings To The Book. As New Copy. $25.00 Original Price is Present and Unclipped on the Front Dustjacket Flap. ISBN 0-06-105174-8. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover; First Printing
ISBN-13:9780061051746ISBN:0061051748
Description: Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Hardcover. William Morrow & Company, 2001. 1st Edition/1st Printing. Fine Book in Near Fine Dust Jacket. Price Intact. Light shelf wear to Jacket. Overall, a clean and tight copy to add to a collection or read and enjoy. Dust Jacket protected with a new removable archival protector. Bubble wrapped and shipped promptly in a box. read more
Edition: First edition. Illustrated., 1st printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780061051746ISBN:0061051748
Description: Fine in new dust jacket. Ex-library. usual lib. stampings else new, dj bright shiny, new under mylar. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 304 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: Stated First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harper Entertainment, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780061051746ISBN:0061051748
Description: Very Good in Very Good Price Intact jacket. Remainder Mark on Foot. 9 1/4 X 6 1/4. Pages are tight, bright and clean. Binding firm and straight, sewn signatures. Boards, spine, peripheral edges and corners very good. If needed for reference, scholarship, lucubrations or just enjoyment, this is the one. No apparent reading wear. 296 pages, notes, bibliography & index. B/W photos illustrate. read more
Description: New in New jacket. pp. 296. Just after 5: 00 AM on April 18, 1906, a earthquake measuring 8.3 on the Richter scale ripped through San Francisco, toppling buildings, exploding gas mains, & trapping thousands of citizens beneath tons of stone, broken wood, & twisted metal. And then came the fires: hellish, gas-fueled conflagrations. Rats from smuggling boats began to spread bubonic plague through the city. With water mains destroyed, firemen could only stand & watch for 3 terrifying days as the ... read more
Edition: 1st Edition 1st Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: William Morrow & Co., New York, NY
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780061051746ISBN:0061051748
Description: 23 B/W Photos. Fine/Fine. W/Dust Jacket 296pp(Index) Clean, tight & bright. NO ink names, bookplates, DJ tears etc. Price unclipped. ISBN 0061051748. read more
"A detailed account of the earthquake and fire that took down the great city of San Francisco at its cultural height. Includes many wonderful pictures. Interesting profiles of the major politicians and leaders of the time including the great Caruso who sang at the opera the night before. Particularly interesting for me as my grandmother camped out in Golden Gate Park for three weeks after the quake."
"In deciding whether to invest in a Bay Area home with a brick foundation, I thought I'd subject myself to the horrors of crumbling. This book is terribly written. I cannot say enough how TERRIBLE a writer this guy is (sorry, author), but I am learning that bricks crumble. The pictures and stories of the SF that was Before are interesting. We'll see if I make it through the whole thing.
PS: I made it! And enjoyed knowing more about this place I live. Seems like the corrupt and hedonistic politics is in the geography. And it's good we didn't buy that house."
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