A Crack in the Edge of the World: America and the Great California Earthquake of 1906

Winchester, Simon

ISBN 10: 0060571993 / ISBN 13: 9780060571993

Editore: Harper, U.S.A., 2005

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"Though the epicenter of this marvelously constructed book is San Francisco, Winchester covers much more than just the disaster. He discusses how this particular quake led to greater scientific study of quakes in an attempt to understand the movements of the earth." This is a very handsome book that appears unread: Black paper over boards with gilt print on spine; 462 pages, index inclusive; tight binding - no reader's crease or page separation; corners are square and sharp; no external or internal marks; no chips, tears or creases in the book or on the dust jacket; text block is bright and clean; first edition/first printing; full number line. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Codice articolo TG8573

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Titolo: A Crack in the Edge of the World: America ...

Casa editrice: Harper, U.S.A.

Data di pubblicazione: 2005

Legatura: Hard Cover

Condizione: As New

Condizione sovraccoperta: Like New

Edizione: First Edition/First Printing.

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Riassunto:

An informative exploration of earthquakes places a particular focus on the San Francisco disaster of 1906, describing how it affected more than 200 miles of California, triggered a vast firestorm, and destroyed the gold-rush capital, in an account that reveals the geological underpinnings that caused the earthquake. 400,000 first printing.

L'autore:

Simon Winchester is the acclaimed author of many books, including The Professor and the Madman, The Men Who United the States, The Map That Changed the World, The Man Who Loved China, A Crack in the Edge of the World, and Krakatoa, all of which were New York Times bestsellers and appeared on numerous best and notable lists. In 2006, Winchester was made an officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Her Majesty the Queen. He resides in western Massachusetts.