A crack in the edge of the world : America and the great California earthquake of 1906
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A crack in the edge of the world : America and the great California earthquake of 1906
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- A crack in the edge of the world : America and the great California earthquake of 1906
- Title remainder
- America and the great California earthquake of 1906
- Statement of responsibility
- Simon Winchester
- Subject
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- Large type books
- trueNature Writing -- Natural Disaster
- San Francisco (Calif.) -- History
- San Francisco (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century
- trueSan Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906
- San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906
- trueSan Francisco, California -- History -- 20th century
- true1900s (Decade) -- 1900 -- 1909
- trueCalifornia -- History -- 20th century
- trueDisasters
- Earthquakes -- California | San Francisco -- History
- Earthquakes -- California | San Francisco -- History -- 20th century
- trueEarthquakes -- San Francisco, California -- History -- 20th century
- trueFires -- San Francisco, California -- History -- 20th century
- trueHistory writing -- United States -- Early 20th century
- trueNatural disasters
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Discusses how the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 led to a greater scientific study of earthquakes in an attempt to understand the movements of the earth, and explains plate tectonics theory, the creation of the San Andreas Fault, and the social and political shifts caused by the disaster
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Dewey number
- 979.4/61051
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- no index present
- Intended audience
- Adult
- Intended audience source
- Follett Library Resources
- LC call number
- F869.S357
- LC item number
- W56 2006
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Target audience
- adult
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