1906 Earthquake: San Francisco's Great Disaster

By Sandor Demlinger

Book Overview

On April 17, 1906, San Francisco was a dense city bustling with people, and thriving businesses. On April 18, it was in ruins, the victim of a terrifying earthquake and dreadful fire. Over 170 vintage, photographs, some never published before delve into the first earthquake ever photographed. Images include photographs of various buildings and neighborhoods in the city before the earthquake and the fire, photographs of the fire as it burns through Front and Market Streets, the ruins and those left to cope with them in the aftermath and the efforts to rebuild the city. The text inside the book explores the tragic decisions made by the city's leaders that contributed to the horrifying devestation. Historians, collectors of vintage photographs, and anyone interested in California history will surely want this book.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764324047
• ISBN13: 9780764324048
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.9" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

2025 Warning

It is a documentary mainly in vintage pictures on this fatal disaster of San Francisco. It covers the before, during and after this devastation and destruction. It even covers some Chinese residents in this disaster. The author may not know how Chinatown rebuilt in the same site with a put up fight with Chinese diplomates and Chinatown landlords. The SF government want to grab the gold site of Chinatown and forced them to relocate to remote Hunter Point . Chinese statue was mysteriously appeared in Governor mansion. Is it God’s wrath action on this city for the sin committed? Will HE do it again for such sinful mess of Sodom and Gomorrah and spared faithful Christians for their keeping the commandments? This book alerts Bay Area residents to get prepare the next great one soon!