The San Francisco Earthquake: Origin and Consequences of the Previous One
- ISBN-10
- 1523983051
- ISBN-13
- 9781523983056
- Series
- The San Francisco Earthquake
- Pages
- 84
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-02-10
- Publisher
- Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
- Authors
- Grove Karl Gilbert, L. A. Bauer
Description
The San Francisco earthquake of 1906, was one of several large earthquakes recorded. What were the causes and the impacts on the region? "Whatever the earthquake danger may be, it is a thing to be dealt with on the ground by skillful engineering, not avoided by flight: and the proper basis for all protective measures is the fullest possible information as to the extent and character of the danger..."
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- 2014-07-01
- 320 pages
- Ebook
- Open Road Media
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