The San Francisco Earthquake
- ISBN-10
- 1438102275
- ISBN-13
- 9781438102276
- Series
- The San Francisco Earthquake
- Category
- Earthquakes
- Pages
- 100
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- Infobase Publishing
- Author
- Richard Worth
Description
Long considered the first environmental disaster of the modern age, the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 destroyed a rapidly growing, prosperous city. The San Francisco Earthquake provides a detailed explanation of why earthquakes occur and why thi
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