01538cam a2200337 4500 606444218 TxAuBib 20151006120000.0 050310s2005||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2005046009 9780060571993 0060571993 DLC DLC ICrlF Follett Classic TxAuBib Winchester, Simon. A Crack In The Edge Of The World : America and the great California earthquake of 1906 / Simon Winchester. 1st ed. New York : HarperCollins, 2005. xiv, 462 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. Maps on endpapers. Includes a fold-out dustjacket. Includes bibliographical references (p. [419]-433) and index. Discusses how the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 led to a greater scientific study of earthquakes in an attempt to understand the movements of the earth, and explains plate tectonics theory, the creation of the San Andreas Fault, and the social and political shifts caused by the disaster. Adult Follett Library Resources. 20150115. Earthquakes California San Francisco History 20th century. Earthquakes San Francisco (Calif) History. San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906. San Francisco (Calif) History 20th century. San Francisco (Calif) History. TXNAV