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Earthquake: San Francisco, 1906
Kathleen Duey, Karen A. Bale
eBook (Aladdin, July 22, 2014)Can two kids survive the biggest disaster of 1906? Find out in this gripping tale of historical fiction, part of the Survivors series.Brendan O’Connor is delivering pastries to the bustling businesses and elegant hotels of San Francisco, dreaming that someday he will be part of that life. Li Dai Yue is running from the isolated security of Chinatown, distraught over the marriage her uncle has arranged for her. Chance throws them together on the day of the San Francisco earthquake. Can two strangers from such different worlds work together to survive the terror of crumbling buildings, fire, looting, and chaos?
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Earthquake: San Francisco, 1906
Kathleen Duey, Karen A. Bale
Paperback (Aladdin, July 22, 2014)Can two kids survive the biggest disaster of 1906? Find out in this gripping tale of historical fiction, part of the Survivors series.Brendan O’Connor is delivering pastries to the bustling businesses and elegant hotels of San Francisco, dreaming that someday he will be part of that life. Li Dai Yue is running from the isolated security of Chinatown, distraught over the marriage her uncle has arranged for her. Chance throws them together on the day of the San Francisco earthquake. Can two strangers from such different worlds work together to survive the terror of crumbling buildings, fire, looting, and chaos?
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The San Francisco Earthquake of 1906
Lisa A. Chippendale
Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, Dec. 1, 2000)Eyewitnesses of the earthquake and fire that rampaged through the San Francisco Bay area in 1906 tell their stories in a thorough account which also includes an examination of what was learned from this disaster to reduce damage in the area's next big quake of 1989.
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1906 San Francisco Earthquake
Tim Cooke
Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub Learning library, Jan. 1, 2005)Looks at the San Fransisco earthquake of April 18, 1906, measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale and discusses the aftermath and what scientists learned from the disaster.
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San Francisco Earthquake,1906
Kathleen Duey
Mass Market Paperback (Archway Paperbacks, Sept. 1, 1999)A wealthy San Francisco cattle rancher is willing to try anything to keep his son away from an eighteen-year-old housekeeper, but he may not be able to stop nature's course when the famous 1906 earthquake hits the city
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The San Francisco Earthquake of 1906
Marc Tyler Nobleman
Library Binding (Compass Point Books, Jan. 1, 2007)In 1906, San Francisco endured one of the most devastating earthquakes to strike the United States. Within a matter of seconds, the city was thrown into chaos as the earth split open and buildings toppled over. As the dust settled, people quickly realized that the nightmare was not over. Massive fires had developed throughout San Francisco. The Army, police, and firefighters used creative strategies to put out the raging fires that were ravaging the city. The heroics of these people were all that kept San Francisco from burning to the ground.
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Earthquake: San Francisco, 1906
Kathleen Duey, Karen A. Bale
Hardcover (Aladdin, July 22, 2014)Can two kids survive the biggest disaster of 1906? Find out in this gripping tale of historical fiction, part of the Survivors series.Brendan O’Connor is delivering pastries to the bustling businesses and elegant hotels of San Francisco, dreaming that someday he will be part of that life. Li Dai Yue is running from the isolated security of Chinatown, distraught over the marriage her uncle has arranged for her. Chance throws them together on the day of the San Francisco earthquake. Can two strangers from such different worlds work together to survive the terror of crumbling buildings, fire, looting, and chaos?
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The San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906
Louise Chipley Slavicek
Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, Sept. 1, 2008)Each book in this series begins with historical context to depict life in the time and place of the featured event, builds to a vivid description of the disaster, discusses the aftermath, and then analyzes the way the disaster changed history and impacted the future.
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Earthquake: San Francisco, 1906
Kathleen Duey;Karen A. Bale
Paperback (Aladdin, March 15, 1879)None
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Earthquake: San Francisco, 1906
Kathleen Duey;Karen A. Bale
Hardcover (Aladdin, March 15, 1787)None
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Earthquake!: San Francisco, 1906
Kate Wilson, Richard Courtney
Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, Oct. 1, 1992)Describes the devastating earthquake and ensuing fire that destroyed much of San Francisco in 1906
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San Francisco Earthquake, 1906
Kathleen Duey
School & Library Binding (Topeka Bindery, Sept. 16, 1999)Panic in the streets! It is the glittering center of the new West, brash young San Francisco, dominated by the luxurious Palace Hotel, where tycoons mingle with famous artists, politicians, and the young American aristocracy. Where 18-year-old housekeeper Sierra O'Nielle, still smarting from a flirtatious gentleman's snub, realizes it is time to face reality and remember her place -- until she sees Joseph Harlan, the handsome son of a wealthy cattle rancher. The sizzling electricity that flows between them is impossible to ignore.... Joseph has come to find a suitable bride. His father will do anything to keep him from a maid. Until the fateful April night Sierra is thrown into Joseph's arms as the earthquake of the century devastates the city. Suddenly they are bound together, racing through the cobbled streets seeking shelter from raining bricks, panicked crowds, and the wall of flame that threatens to devour all that is left....
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