The San Francisco Calamity by Earthquake and Fire. On April 18, 1906, at 5:12 A.M., San Francisco experienced a devastating earthquake, and a resulting fire that nearly destroyed the city. The San Francisco Calamity by Earthquake and Fire, edited by CHARLES MORRIS,LL. D., published in 1906. tells the story of the earthquake, and fire, and is replete with exciting, and dramatic eyewitness accounts, photographs, and illustrations, in 516 pages, including 64 illustrations. In addition to the story of the San Francisco calamity, the book also describes other geologic disasters in world history, such as the 79 A.D. eruption of Mount Vesuvius and the destruction of Pompeii. and the eruption of Krakatoa in 1883. Again, there are stirring first hand accounts of the death and destruction. This book makes for compelling reading. The first-hand descriptions of the disaster itself, and the descriptions of how things were handled are quaint, and give a real sense of the times; of the morals, and similarities. The first paragraph of the original Preface sets the tone of the whole book. THIS ebook is a multimedia version of that book. It includes all of the original text, and illustrations. To that has been added even more photographs of the period, modern day photographs of San Francisco, silent movie clips of oh the devastation. Photographs and illustrations are presented for viewing in the body of the text, and as a slide shows. This book does not need to be read from front to back; there is not ongoing and continuous narrative so the reader, with the click of the mouse, jump back and forth from the table of contents, to any chapter, or movie, or slide show, at any time. It combines the pleasure of reading, and learning, without the dullness of black and white page turning. The reader can even listen to music as they view the slide show, and movies. Navigating this Publication Click the Right Mouse button at any time to access the Main Menu. Click here to view our catalog. ======================================= Price:                                      $ 19.99 Shipping and Handling:     $  4.00 California residents add 7.25% Sales Tax