San Francisco Is Burning: The Untold Story of the 1906 Earthquake and Fires.(Brief article)(Audiobook review) Kliatt | November 1, 2006| | COPYRIGHT 2006 Kliatt. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

SMITH, Dennis. San Francisco is burning; the untold story of the 1906 earthquake and fires. Read by Alan Sklar. 10 cds. 12.5 hrs. Tantor Media. 2005. 1-4001-0179-4. $34.99. Vinyl; content, author, reader notes. SA

In the early morning of April 18, 1906, a ferocious earthquake, 8.0 on the Richter scale, shook San Francisco for 45 seconds. Buildings collapsed and hundreds of people were killed, including, most tragically, Dennis Sullivan, the highly regarded Chief of the San Francisco Fire Department. Sullivan's death led to an enormous leadership vacuum that in the ...

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