A CRACK IN THE EDGE OF THE WORLD the Great American Earthquake 1906 Winchester

First Edition 2005 hardback book with dustcover/poster
BOOK IS IN GOOD CONDITION: DUST JACKET SHOWS WEAR AND has 3 areas damaged fron price stickers.
Book Overview
In the early morning hours of April 18, 1906, San Francisco and its surrounding area were rocked by an earthquake that registered 8.25 on the Richter scale. Lasting just over a minute, the quake destroyed 490 city blocks, toppled 25,000 buildings, broke open gas mains and cut off electric power lines throughout the Bay Area. But the earthquake was just the beginning. In its wake, fires ravaged the city for three days, leaving chaos and horror behind. At least 450 people were killed, and more than 250,000 left homeless. In A Crack in the Edge of the World, New York Times best-selling arthur an Oxford-trained geologist, explores the impact of the 1906 earthquake from a historic and scientific point of view, and explains why this disaster is almost certain to happen again.
Includes dustcover that folds out to a poster.