A Secret in Time

The Whistlers in the Dark

Inferno in Tokyo (AIO Imagination Station Books)

Apparitions of Holy Mother Mary: Five Heavenly Calls to Children

Through the Mirror Door

Land of Broken Promises

Just a Girl

City of Grit and Gold

The American adventure

Beginning with a dramatic eye-witness account of the first signs of the disastrous San Francisco earthquake (1906), the author takes the reader through the tragic events that followed - the destruction, fires, injuries and deaths.;Starting with a resume of San Francisco's growth and wealth in the late nineteenth century, the reader learns of how the earthquake began out on the Pacific Ocean and the force with which it hit the city. The book concludes by explaining the effects that this earthquake had on San Francisco and the remarkable way in which the city recovered. The text is illustrated throughout with colour artwork and contemporary photographs.;The author also discusses the work of researchers since 1906 and the tremors since. There is a glossary, a further reading and further information section and an index.;John Dudman is the author of "The Division of Berlin" in the "Flashpoints" series and has also written "The Sinking of the Titanic". He has contributed towards the "Look and Learn" publication and is a regular contributor to the "Telegraph" magazine.

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