San Francisco's Great Disaster: A Full Account of the Recent Terrible Destruction of Life and Property by Earthquake, Fire and Volcano in California and at Vesuvius, and a Brief Account of Ancient and Modern Earthquakes and Volcanic Eruptions in All Part…

424 pp. 8vo. An account of the great earthquake and subsequent fire in San Francisco, contextualizing it with discussions of other earthquakes, fires, and volcanic eruptions throughout history. This volume was among a number of accounts of disasters that were popular during this era. Photographic plates throughout.