Earthquake Exodus, 1906 tells the story of the ten-week relief effort in the East Bay after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire. Within hours of the eart

The seventeen stories Schwartz tells here remond us of an often-overlooked reality: that the face of humanity of the past is the same as our own. Although the w

For use in schools and libraries only. Describes the effects on San Francisco from the earthquake of 1906 and discusses the city's efforts to recover from the d

Edmund Christopherson's 'The Night the Mountain Fell' is a gripping and meticulously researched account of the deadly Madison Canyon earthquake of 1959. Written

Examines the devastating earthquake that struck San Francisco in 1906 and the resulting fires that destroyed a large section of the city.