San Francisco Calamity Earthquake & Fire Book

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Description: Title of Book: The San Francisco Calamity by Earthquake and Fire ***A Complete & Accurate Account of the Fearful Disaster which Visited the Great City & the Pacific Coast, the Reign of Panic & Lawlessness, the Plight of 300,000 Homeless People & the World-wide Rush to the Rescue TOLD BY EYE WITNESSES - Including Graphic & Reliable Accounts of All Great Earthquakes & Volcanic Eruptions in the World’s History, & Scientific Explanations of Their Causes LAVISHLY ILLUSTRATED w/ 64 pages of nearly 100 Half-Tone Photographs & Illustrations - Made Especially for This Work, Showing the Havoc Caused by Fire, Earthquake and Volcanic Convulsions! Edited by: Charles Morris Illustrator: W.E. Scull Publisher: World Bible House Year of Publication: 1906 Edition/Printing: 1st/First Edition, 1st/First Printing Ex-Library Volume: NO Total of Numbered/Paginated Pages: 510 Size: 6 7/8"W x 9 1/4"H Format/Binding: Teal pictorial cloth hardcover; orange & black cover & spine graphic imagery depicting falling/burning buildings; gold cover/spine lettering; decorated green & ivory color floral endpapers Dust Jacket: None As Issued Condition: Good, evincing no writing or markings; binding remains tight, but there is the beginning of separation of exterior spine hinges from interior binding between FEP (less so at REP); normal modest paper toning; normal cover/edge wear; handful of margin smudges; partial cover age fading (but graphic imagery remains VIVID) CONTENTS: *San Francisco and Its Terrific Earthquake *The Demon of Fire Invades the Stricken City *Fighting Flames with Dynamite *The Panic Flight of a Homeless Host *Facing Famine and Praying for Relief *The Frightful Loss of Life and Wealth *Wonderful Record of Thrilling Escapes *Disaster Spreads Over the Golden State *All America and Canada to the Rescue *The San Francisco of the Past *Life in the Metropolis of the Pacific *Plans to Rebuild San Francisco *The Earthquake Wave Felt Around the World *Vesuvius Devastates the Region of Naples *The Great Lisbon and Calabrian Earthquakes *The Charleston and Other Earthquakes of the United States *The Volcano and the Earthquake, Earth’s Demons of Destruction *The Theories of Volcanic and Earthquake Action *The Active Volcanoes of the Earth *The Famous Vesuvius and the Destruction of Pompeii *Eruptions of Vesuvius, Etna and Stromboli *Skapter Jokull and Hecla, the Great Icelandic Volcanoes *Volcanoes of the Philippines and Other Pacific Islands *The Wonderful Hawaiian Craters and Kilauka’s Lake of Fire *Popocatepetl and Other Volcanoes of Mexico and Central America *The Terrible Eruption of Krakatoa *Mont Pelee and Its Harvest of Death in 1902 *St. Vincent Island and Mont Soufriere in 1812 *Submarine Volcanoes and Their Work of Island-Building *Mud Volcanoes, Geysers and Hot Springs ILLUSTRATIONS: *The Magnificent City Hall Shattered by Earthquake *Pall of Death Over the Doomed City *Carrying Bodies Out of the Ruins *Thousands Fighting Their Way to the Ferry *Looters and Robbers Shot by the Military *Conspicuous Figures in the Relief Work: Claus Spreckels; General Funston; Secretary of Commerce and Labor Metcalf *Celebrated Buildings of San Francisco: The Dolores Mission; The United States Mint *Fire Ravaging Market Street *Escaping the Havoc in Trains *Photographed from a House-Top in San Francisco *Fleeing from the Flames in San Francisco *The Devastated Area of San Francisco *The Burning City of San Francisco *A Terrible But Magnificent Spectacle Photographed in the Centre of San Francisco *In the Fire-Swept Tenement District of San Francisco *A Burning Street in San Francisco *A California Villa at Montecito *Eugene E. Schmitz, Mayor of San Francisco *Chasms in a Street of San Francisco *The Ruined Palace Hotel *A Panorama of Devastation *Refugees Camping Under Shelter of the Mint *View of the Ruins Looking Toward Van Ness Avenue *Averting Famine in San Francisco *Looking Up California Street *Gardens of a Beautiful Place Near Santa Barbara On the Beach South of the Cliff House *One of the Ruined Palaces on Nob Hill *San Francisco’s City Hall *The Burning of Nob Hill *Ruins of the Valencia Hotel, San Francisco *Camping on the Outskirts of San Francisco *The Blazing Business District of San Francisco *Standing in Line for Rations *Great Earthquake at Lisbon, November 1, 1753 *Ruinous Effect of the Charleston Earthquake *Refugees Leaving the Ferry House *Millionaires Escaping in Automobiles *The Burning Heart of San Francisco *Dynamiting a Mile of Palaces at Van Ness Avenue *This Diagram Shows How Volcanic Action is Caused *Earthquake at Messina, 1783 *The Mission of San Juan Capistrano *San Francisco Before the Fire *The Evacuation of Chinatown *Camping in the Golden Gate Park *Mount Erebus *Mount Vesuvius Before Eruption of A.D. 79 *A Later View of Mount Vesuvius *Automobiles and Carriages Overtaken by Fire *The Havoc of the Earthquake *A Bank in Oakland Wrecked by Earthquake *Huge Sky-scrapers (Skycrapers) Threatened by the Swiftly Advancing Flames *The Desolated Heart of San Francisco *View from a Country Place in Santa Clara County, California *Kilauea, the Great Volcano of Hawaii *The Volcanic Outbreak of Mt. Pelee May 8, 1902 *Pink and White Terraces of Lake Roto Mahana, New Zealand *Crater of Kilauea, Hawaii *Jorullo, the Great Mexican Volcano *A Street in Chinatown *Two of the Ruined Residences: The Magnificent Home of Charles Crocker; The Stanford House *Two Panoramas of San Francisco: Taken from a Western Hill Showing the Hebrew Synagogue in the Foreground; A Bird’s-Eye View of the Business Portion of the City *Leland Stanford, Jr. University *Sectional View of Earth’s Crust in the West Indies *Seal Rocks and the Cliff House *Places of Refuge for the Homeless: One of the Beautiful Homes in the Western Part of San Francisco; A Scene in Golden Gate Park Where Thousands of Fugitives Slept in Tents and Rude Shelters *The Golden Gate from the Cliff House *The Precipitous Rocks Where the Cliff House Stands *Interior of a Home in St. Pierre *Chart of the Windward Islands *Graham’s Island *The Bay of Naples and Mt. Vesuvius in Distance *A Body Turned to Stone *Fleeing from the Destruction of Pompeii *Escavated Ruins of Pompeii *A Street in Pompeii *Fleeing the Wrath of Vesuvius *A Geyser in Eruption, Yellowstone National Park *A Famous Volcano, Orizaba, Mexico *Crater of La Soufriere, St. Vincent *The Ill-Fated St. Pierre Overwhelmed with Destruction *Death in the Fire *The Famous Terraces of Yellowstone National Park

Status: For Sale	Reference#: San_Francisco_Calamity_Earthquake___Fire_Book
Condition: Excellent - Refer to Condition Details within Listing	Year: 1906
Maker: Editor - Charles Morris
Height: 9.25 in. (23.49 cm)
Width: 7 in. (17.78 cm)
Title: The San Francisco Calamity by Earthquake and Fire

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