California disasters, 1812-1899
Subtitle: firsthand accounts of fires, shipwrecks, floods, epidemics, earthquakes and other California tragedies
By: by William B. Seacrest, Jr. & William B. Seacrest, Sr.
Contributors: Seacrest, William B., 1930-
Publisher: Quill Driver Books/Word Dancer Press, Inc.
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Sanger, Ca
Language: eng
Number of pages: 274
Subjects: Disasters -- California -- History -- 19th century; Natural disasters -- California -- History -- 19th century; California -- History -- 19th century
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: 1812 Earthquake; title: 1833 Epidemic; title: 1847 The Donner party; title: 1850 Cholera epidemic; title: 1850 Explosion of the Sagamore; title: 1851 San Francisco fires; title: 1851 Fires in Marysville; title: 1852 Great fire in Sonora; title: 1852 Sacramento's Great fire; title: 1853 Explosion of the Jenny Lind; title: 1853 Floods in the valleys; title: 1853 Sinking of the Winfield Scott; title: 1853 Explosion of the secretary; title: 1854 Wreck of the Yankee Blade; title: 1855 Explosion of the Pearl; title: 1856 Explosion of the Belle; title: 1800s Map of 19th century California; title: 1856 Great Nevada City fire; title: 1857 Earthquake at Fort Tejon; title: 1858 Shipwreck of the Lucas; title: 1860 The Northerner disaster; title: 1861 When the McClelland blew; title: 1861-62 The great flood; title: 1862-65 The Great drought; title: 1863 The Ada Hancock tragedy; title: 1864 Explosion of the Washoe; title: 1865 The Wreck of the Brother Jonathan; title: 1866 Deadly explosion in San Francisco; title: 1868 Oakland Ferry disaster; title: 1868 The Great Hayward Earthquake; title: 1869 Alameda locomotive collision; title: 1871 Disastrous Storms; title: 1872 The Great Inyo earthquake; title: 1875 Black powder tragedy; title: 1876 Chinese theater tragedy; title: 1879 Stockton steam explosion; title: 1879 Railroad tunnel explosion; title: 1879 The Great Bodie explosion; title: 1879 Balloon ascension tragedy; title: 1880 Santa Cruz excursion train disaster; title: 1883 Tehachapi Runaway Train; title: 1887 The Parallel disaster; title: 1887 Del Monte hotel fire; title: 1888 The Julia explodes; title: 1889 Bakersfield's trial by fire; title: 1889 The Utica Mine disaster; title: 1890 Disastrous California storms; title: 1890 Oakland train tragedy; title: 1890 Runaway train over the Sierra; title: 1891 Tragic wreck of the Elizabeth; title: 1892 Mare Island Naval explosion; title: 1892 Los Angeles Columbus Day explosion; title: 1894 Austin Creek train disaster; title: 1896 Tragedy strikes the blairmore; title: 1897 Georgetown fires; title: 1898 Santa Cruz powder plant explosion.