num_pages: 64
description: An hour before dawn on April 18, 1906, Phillip is awakened by the barking of dogs and the fearful whinnying of his father's horses. Moments later, San Francisco is struck by a tremendous earthquake. As walls buckle and bricks rain down on them Phillip's family struggles to escape from their own home. Then he remembers the horses. Can Phillip save them—and himself—in time?
language: English
title: Earthquake!: A Story of Old San Francisco
titlecomplete: Earthquake!: A Story of Old San Francisco (Once Upon America)
genres: Childrens, Historical, Middle Grade, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 57
series: Once Upon America
publisher: Puffin Books