San Francisco Earthquake

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 this event was one of the costliest disasters in history. Personal stories of survivors who came to the aid of others and of lives lost breathe life into the history of this disaster. Lessons learned about city planning and firefighting are carefully documented as the earthquake's legacy.Worth, Richard is the author of 'San Francisco Earthquake', published 2005 under ISBN 9780816057566 and ISBN 0816057567.