Primary documents, photographs, timelines, and maps describe the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 and the efforts of the military and local services to put out the fires that were consuming the city.
Mary Russell and her husband, Sherlock Holmes, are en route to California to settle her family's estate. Once they arrive, a series of mysterious deaths leads them from the winding streets of Chinatown to the unspoken secrets of a parent's marriage and the tragic accident that Mary alone survived. She discovers that even a forgotten past never dies and that it can kill again.
Presents a comprehensive account of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and the fires that burned for three days afterward killing over three thousand people and destroying twenty-eight thousand buildings, and traces the experiences of those who lived through it.
Provides, through the story of one family, a brief description of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake that destroyed five hundred city blocks, killed over three thousand people, and left about 225,0000 people homeless, and its aftermath.
Ten-year-old Lizzie Newton, having helped take her grandmother to the hospital after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, sets off on her own to find her parents. Includes a readers' theater script and performance tips.
