California Disasters, 1800-1900 Firsthand Accounts of Fires, Shipwrecks, Floods, Epidemics, Earthquakes and Other California Tragedies

Name: California Disasters, 1800-1900 Firsthand Accounts of Fires, Shipwrecks, Floods, Epidemics, Earthquakes and Other California Tragedies
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ISBN: 9781884995491

ISBN-10: 1884995497

ISBN-13: 9781884995491

Edition: 2005

Authors: William B. Secrest, William B. Secrest, William B. Secrest

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It was another time. Deadly earthquakes, steamboat explosions, floods, train wrecks, and other tragedies were a part of everyday life in nineteenth-century California. Yet, the men and women of the day licked their wounds, mourned their dead, picked up the pieces, and plunged ahead to build a great prosperous new state that took its place in the forefront of our great Union. This is their stories, in their own words. First-person accounts of the major nineteenth century California catastrophes. Includes scores of contemporary period photographs and other illustrations.

Book details

List price: $18.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Quill Driver Books
Publication date: 10/1/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English

Scott Morrisonis the author ofMurder in the Gardenand a former detective with the Fresno County Sheriff's Office who served in the homicide, sex crimes, and intelligence units for more than 30 years.William B. Secrest Sr.is a former art director for an advertising firm. He has written forAmerican West,Montana,True West, andWestwaysmagazines. He is the author ofCalifornia Desperadoes;Perilous Trails, Dangerous Men;Showdown!;andWhen the Great Spirit Died. They both live in Fresno, California.