The California earthquake of 1906
By: ed. by David Starr Jordan ...
Contributors: Branner, John Casper, 1850-1922.; Derleth, Charles.; Gilbert, Grove Karl, 1843-1918.; Taber, Stephen, b. 1882.; Omori, Fusakichi, 1868-1923.; Fairbanks, Harold W. b. 1860.; Austin, Mary Hunter, 1868-1934.
Publisher: A.M. Robertson
Published: 1907
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 371
Subjects: Earthquakes -- California -- San Francisco; Fires -- California -- San Francisco; Buildings -- Earthquake effects; San Francisco (Calif.) -- History
Notes: Partly reprinted from various periodicals.
Table of contents: title: The earthquake rift of April, 1906. By D.S. Jordan.; title: Geology and the earthquake. By J.C. Branner.; title: The destructive extent of the California earthquake of 1906; its effect upon structures and structural materials, within the earthquake belt. By C. Derleth, jr.; title: The investigation of the California earthquake of 1906. By G.K. Gilbert.; title: Local effects of the California earthquake of 1906. By S. Taber.; title: Preliminary note on the course of the California earthquake of 1906. By F. Omori.; title: The great earthquake rift of California. By H.W. Fairbanks.; title: The temblor: a personal narration. By M. Austin.