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Winchester, Simon.

A crack in the edge of the world : America and the great California earthquake of 1906 / Simon Winchester. - 1st ed. - xiv, 462 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Includes a fold-out dustjacket. Maps on endpapers.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [419]-433) and index.

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Discusses how the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 led to a greater scientific study of earthquakes in an attempt to understand the movements of the earth, and explains plate tectonics theory, the creation of the San Andreas Fault, and the social and political shifts caused by the disaster.

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ISBN: 0060571993 (alk. paper) 9780060571993

LCCN: 2005046009

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Earthquakes--History--California--San Francisco--20th century.
San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906.
Earthquakes--History.--San Francisco (Calif.)
San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
San Francisco (Calif.)--History--20th century.
San Francisco (Calif.)--History.

LC Class. No.: F869.S357 / W56 2005

Dewey Class. No.: 979.4/61051