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A Crack in the Edge of the World: America and the Great California Earthquake of
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A Crack in the Edge of the World: America and the Great California Earthquake of 1906 Paperback - 2006

by Winchester, Simon

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The international bestselling author of "The Professor and the Madman" and "Krakatoa" takes an adventurous and informative look at earthquakes, focusing on the devastating San Francisco quake of 1906. Illustrations & maps throughout.

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  • Title A Crack in the Edge of the World: America and the Great California Earthquake of 1906
  • Author Winchester, Simon
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Trade Paperback
  • Condition Used - Acceptable
  • Pages 512
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Harper Perennial, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date 2006-10-10
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Glossary, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # H-04-3447
  • ISBN 9780060572006 / 0060572000
  • Weight 0.85 lbs (0.39 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.99 x 5.28 x 1.23 in (20.29 x 13.41 x 3.12 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 19th Century
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Chronological Period: 21st Century
    • Chronological Period: 1900-1919
    • Cultural Region: Northern California
    • Cultural Region: Western U.S.
    • Geographic Orientation: California
    • Locality: San Francisco, California
  • Library of Congress subjects San Francisco (Calif.) - History - 20th, Earthquakes - California - San Francisco -
  • Dewey Decimal Code 979.461

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From the rear cover

Unleashed by ancient geologic forces, a magnitude 8.25 earthquake rocked San Francisco in the early hours of April 18, 1906. Less than a minute later, the city lay in ruins. Bestselling author Simon Winchester brings his inimitable storytelling abilities to this extraordinary event, exploring the legendary earthquake and fires that spread horror across San Francisco and northern California in 1906 as well as its startling impact on American history and, just as important, what science has recently revealed about the fascinating subterranean processes that produced it--and almost certainly will cause it to strike again.

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