Quake! : disaster in San Francisco, 1906 / Gail Langer Karwoski ; illustrated by Robert Papp.

Author/creator Karwoski, Gail, 1949-
Other author Papp, Robert illustrator.
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoAtlanta : Peachtree, ©2004.
Description153 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

Contents ch. 1. April 17, 1906 -- ch. 2. A house but not a home -- ch. 3. Disaster before dawn -- ch. 4. Aftershock -- ch. 5. South of Market -- ch. 6. Rescue -- ch. 7. Union Square -- ch. 8. Sweet and sour -- ch. 9. San Francisco in ruins -- ch. 10. Golden Gate Park -- ch. 11. Camp Flanagan -- ch. 12. Rats and ghosts -- ch. 13. A shirt story -- ch. 14. Keepin' spirits bright -- ch. 15. Waves of doubt -- ch. 16. The Warm, soft light of the campfire.
Abstract Tells the story of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake as seen through the eyes of Jacob, a thirteen-year-old Jewish boy who lives in a boarding house with his father and younger sister.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 153).
LCCN 2003020627
ISBN1561453692
ISBN9781561453696
ISBN1561453102
ISBN9781561453108

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