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The San Francisco Calamity by Earthquake and Fire

by Charles MORRIS (1833 - 1922)

Preface

The first half of this book describes the devastating earthquake that hit San Francisco in 1906, and the subsequent destruction caused by fire. Various eyewitnesses and victims give their account on the tragedy. In the second half, a number of different other earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are retold, like the eruption of the Vesuvius that destroyed Pompeij or the explosion of the Krakatoa, together with scientific explanations for the causes of earthquakes and the eruption of volcanos. (Summary by Availle)

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Listen next episodes of The San Francisco Calamity by Earthquake and Fire:
Mount Pelee and its Harvest of Death in 1902 - Part TWO , All America and Canada to the Rescue , Disaster Spreads over the Golden State , Eruptions of Vesuvius, Etna and Stromboli , Facing Famine and Praying for Relief , Fighting Flames with Dynamite , Life in the Metropolis of the Pacific , Mount Pelee and its Harvest of Death in 1902 - Part ONE , Mud Volcanoes, Geysers and Hot Springs , Plans to Rebuild San Francisco , Popocatepetl and Other Volcanoes of Mexico and Central America , San Francisco and its Terrific Earthquake , Skapter Jokull and Hecla, the Great Icelandic Volcanoes , St. Vincent Island and Mont Soufriere in 1812 , Submarine Volcanoes and their Work of Island Building , The Active Volcanoes of the Earth , The Charleston and Other Earthquakes of the United States , The Demon of Fire Invades the Stricken City , The Earthquake Wave Felt Around the World , The Famous Vesuvius and the Destruction of Pompeii , The Frightful Loss of Life and Wealth , The Great Lisbon and Calabrian Earthquakes , The Panic Flight of a Homeless Host , The Reign of Destruction and Devastation , The San Francisco of the Past , The Terrible Eruption of Krakatoa , The Theories of Volcanic and Earthquake Action , The Volcano and the Earthquake, Earth's Demons of Destruction , The Wonderful Hawaiian Craters and Kilauea's Lake of Fire , Vesuvius Devastates the Region of Naples , Volcanoes of the Philippines and other Pacific Islands , Wonderful Record of Thrilling Escapes