Audiobook

San Francisco Calamity by Earthquake and Fire

The first half of this book describes the devastating earthquake that hit San Francisco in 1906, and the subsequent destruction caused by fire. Various eyewitnesses and victims give their account on the tragedy.

In the second half, a number of different other earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are retold, like the eruption of the Vesuvius that destroyed Pompeij or the explosion of the Krakatoa, together with scientific explanations for the causes of earthquakes and the eruption of volcanos. (Summary by Availle)

Year of Publication: 1906Genres: Nature , Modern (20th C)

Running Time: 13 hours 45 minutes 34 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Preface Availle	8:46
2	San Francisco and its Terrific Earthquake Bellona Times	45:34
3	The Demon of Fire Invades the Stricken City Kathleen Nelson	31:36
4	Fighting Flames with Dynamite Kathleen Nelson	16:17
5	The Reign of Destruction and Devastation Kathleen Nelson	29:55
6	The Panic Flight of a Homeless Host Kathleen Nelson	28:17
7	Facing Famine and Praying for Relief Kathleen Nelson	32:56
8	The Frightful Loss of Life and Wealth Kathleen Nelson	19:14
9	Wonderful Record of Thrilling Escapes Kathleen Nelson	19:08
10	Disaster Spreads over the Golden State Kathleen Nelson	10:20
11	All America and Canada to the Rescue Kathleen Nelson	18:46
12	The San Francisco of the Past Tom Crawford	14:42
13	Life in the Metropolis of the Pacific Tom Crawford	12:10
14	Plans to Rebuild San Francisco Tom Crawford	19:21
15	The Earthquake Wave Felt Around the World Bellona Times	10:02
16	Vesuvius Devastates the Region of Naples Ann Boulais	35:49
17	The Great Lisbon and Calabrian Earthquakes Ann Boulais	21:02
18	The Charleston and Other Earthquakes of the United States Ann Boulais	15:28
19	The Volcano and the Earthquake, Earth's Demons of Destruction Ann Boulais	19:55
20	The Theories of Volcanic and Earthquake Action Availle	42:48
21	The Active Volcanoes of the Earth Robert Parker	30:43
22	The Famous Vesuvius and the Destruction of Pompeii Kathleen Nelson	36:40
23	Eruptions of Vesuvius, Etna and Stromboli compozr	37:58
24	Skapter Jokull and Hecla, the Great Icelandic Volcanoes Availle	16:41
25	Volcanoes of the Philippines and other Pacific Islands Laine S.	33:49
26	The Wonderful Hawaiian Craters and Kilauea's Lake of Fire Laine S.	30:08
27	Popocatepetl and Other Volcanoes of Mexico and Central America TriciaG	15:39
28	The Terrible Eruption of Krakatoa Kathleen Nelson	33:08
29	Mount Pelee and its Harvest of Death in 1902 - Part ONE compozr	34:13
30	Mount Pelee and its Harvest of Death in 1902 - Part TWO compozr	26:27
31	St. Vincent Island and Mont Soufriere in 1812 Guero	20:43
32	Submarine Volcanoes and their Work of Island Building Availle	20:34
33	Mud Volcanoes, Geysers and Hot Springs Denny Sayers (d. 2015)	36:46