San Francisco Is Burning: The Untold Story of the 1906 Earthquake and Fires (Audiobook)

from bezoar44

This appealing narrative history offers a blow by blow account of the collective efforts of the San Francisco Fire Department, city officials, and Army and Navy officers to battle the fires triggered by the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. The book lacks citation to sources - there's a bibliography...

from qwiksilver

This book would be a great gift if you have a fire fighter in the family. It is very heavy on the firefighting details. It was also an indictment on when political corruption meets a disaster.

from setnahkt

Disappointing. Dennis Smith is an ex-firefighter and highly regarded author; his books Report From Engine Co. 82 and Report From Ground Zero were best-sellers and received critical praise However, San Francisco Is Burning doesn't do much for me. At almost the very beginning, Smith gets way out of...

from debherter

Looks at the San Francisco Earthquake by focusing on the political coverup designed to downplay the earthquake and blame the greater damage on the fire. Does an excellent job of covering the disaster as well.

from debherter

Looks at the San Francisco Earthquake by focusing on the political coverup designed to downplay the earthquake and blame the greater damage on the fire. Does an excellent job of covering the disaster as well.