A fresh Bay Area earthquake has put San Francisco back on edge, but the city has lived through something far worse. In 1906, ...
It was known as the great quake. The mere mention of the year caused Bay Area residents to shudder. The year was 1868. Once upon a time, that was considered the big one in the Bay Area. In writing on ...
Foreword / by Paul S. Sutter -- Introduction -- Making land, making a city -- Catastrophe and its interpretations -- Bread lines and earthquake cottages -- Rebuilding and the politics of place -- ...