Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror, 1906Book Tree, 2 de gen. 2003 - 264 pàgines Today there is no one left alive who experienced the great earthquake in San Francisco in 1906. That is why it is important to tell the story. Many recall the terrible quake there in 1989, which caused a rupture in the earth of 25 miles and measured about 7.0 on the Richter scale. The 1906 quake had a rupture of 290 miles and was estimated at 7.8 and, by some, up to 8.3 on the Richter scale. It released 16 times the amount of energy as the 1989 quake (at a minimum). It boggles the mind to imagine what it was like near the epicenter. This is the story of what it was like -- told by the survivors, rescuers and eyewitnesses to the immense power, and terror, that was unleashed that day. |
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Preface 72 | 21 |
CHAPTER I | 33 |
CHAPTER II | 46 |
CHAPTER III | 57 |
CHAPTER IV | 69 |
THE CITY OF A HUNDRED HILLS | 78 |
THROUGH LANES OF MISERY | 141 |
by Soldiers | 171 |
CHAPTER XIII | 178 |
CHAPTER XIV | 189 |
CHAPTER XV | 198 |
CHAPTER XVI | 208 |
CHAPTER XVII | 214 |
CHAPTER XVIII | 230 |
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