A History of the Earthquake and Fire in San Francisco: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
A History of the Earthquake and Fire in San Francisco by Frank Aitken; Edward Hilton: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 13 original MP3 tracks, 5:44:31 running time and a link to listen.
A History of the Earthquake and Fire in San Francisco, credited to Frank Aitken; Edward Hilton, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.
About the work
The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:
LibriVox recording of A History of the Earthquake and Fire in San Francisco by Frank Aitken; Edward Hilton. Read in English by Maria Kasper; Greg Giordano Early in the morning of Wednesday, April 18, 1906, the San Francisco area was shaken by a massive earthquake. Over the course of the next four days, fires spread through large swaths of the city, started by broken gas lines, fallen electrical wiring, and damaged chimneys. Broken water mains prevented the fire department from effectively battling the blazes. By the time the fires were finally extinguished on the afternoon of Saturday, April 21, nearly 3000 people were dead and 500 city blocks destroyed. Before the year was over, the Edward Hilton Company of San Francisco had collected and sifted through the available information to publish this concise and lucid analysis of what had happened. (Summary by Maria Kasper)
Recording facts
- Recording title: A History of the Earthquake and Fire in San Francisco
- Author credits: Frank Aitken; Edward Hilton
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 13
- Listed recording duration: 5:44:31
Catalogue topics
- San Francisco
- earthquakes
- disasters
- fires
- 1906
Track guide
- 01 - The Old San Francisco — 13:54
- 02 - The Earthquake — 21:02
- 03 - The Fault Line — 34:03
- 04 - The First Day of the Fire — 19:44
- 05 - The Fateful Day — 24:14
- 06 - The Conquest — 29:32
- 07 - The Work of the Fire — 34:41
- 08 - The Relief — 20:01
- 09 - The Resumption — 35:40
- 10 - The Damage by the Earthquake — 28:27
- 11 - A Study of the Fire — 48:51
- 12 - The New San Francisco — 16:47
- 13 - Appendix — 17:35
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