A Crack in the Edge of the World: America and the Great California Earthquake of 1906
by Simon Winchester
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Author: Simon WinchesterEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Published)
Format: Bargain Price
Published: 2005-10-01
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 480
Publisher: HarperCollins
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Book Review: A Big Not-So -Riveting Book
Summary: 3 Stars
This book covered a lot: the geological make-up of Earth, the States, and California, some political history, California history, San Francisco history, and then the 1906 earthquake and subsequent fires that devastated San Francisco. I found some of it similar to a dry school book, but there were interesting tidbits here and there (Enrico Caruso, John Barrymore, and 4-year-old Ansel Adams were in S.F. at the time of the quake).Although I am glad I read this book (because it truly does have interesting and informative information), I have to say that I wish Erik Larson had written a book about the San Francisco earthquake.
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