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Earthquakes Fire fighters California Fire prevention Fires Fires California San Francisco History 20th century Forest fires History San Francisco (Calif.) History 20th century San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center. Zen Buddhism Social aspectsJames, Scott
Summary: "In only 90 seconds, a fire in the Station nightclub killed 100 people and injured hundreds more. It would take nearly 20 years to find out why-and who was really at fault. All it took for a hundred people to die during a show by the hair metal band GreatWhite was a sudden burst from two giant sparklers that ignited the acoustical foam lining the Station nightclub. But who was at fault? And who...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.37 JAMGoldish, Meish.
Summary: Introduction to marine fire fighting.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Publishing 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 623.8 GOLMarrin, Albert
Summary: Packed with dramatic stories and compelling photos, this look at the most destructive wildfires in American history teaches us about the past and shows a better way forward to fight forest fires in the future.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2023
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Summary: "Wildfires have been part of the American landscape for thousands of years. Forests need fire--it's as necessary to their well-being as soil and sunlight. But some fires burn out of control, destroying everything and everyone in their path. In this book, you'll find out about how and why wildfires happen, how different groups . . . have managed forests and fire, the biggest wildfires in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2023
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Summary: This encyclopedia offers readers the chance to explore the 63 national parks in the United States and its territories. Alongside photos of the parks, the text highlights each park's history, points of interest, and things to do. Features include glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Encyclopedias, an imprint of Abdo Reference 2023
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Summary: Climate change manifests in many ways across America, but few as dramatic as the attacks on our western pine forests. In Trees in Trouble, Daniel Mathews tells the urgent story of this loss, accompanying burn crews and forest ecologists as they study the myriad risk factors and refine techniques for improving forest health and saving this important, limited resource.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Counterpoint Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 634.9 MATParlett, Jack
Summary: A definitive history of New York's Fire Island examines how it has been a vital space in the history of queer America and a key influence on art, literature, culture, and politics. Poet and scholar Jack Parlett's account of Fire Island chronicles its influence on art, literature, culture, and queer liberation over the past century. Fire Island, a thin strip of beach off the Long Island coast,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hanover Square Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 974.725 PARCoombs, Linda
Summary: "Until now, you've only heard one side of the story: the "discovery" of America told by Christopher Columbus, the Pilgrims, and the Colonists. Here's the true story of America from the Indigenous perspective. When you think about the beginning of the American story, what comes to mind? Three ships in 1492, or perhaps buckled hats and shoes stepping off of the Mayflower, ready to start a new...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Books for Young Readers 2023
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Summary: The Civil war diaries and letters of Elisha Hunt Rhodes. All For the Union is the eloquent and moving diary of Elisha Hunt Rhodes, who enlisted into the Union Army as a private in 1861 and left it four years later as a 23-year-old lieutenant colonel after fighting hard and honorably in battles from Bull Run to Appomattox.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Books 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7445 RHOOrlean, Susan
Summary: "Orlean chronicles the LAPL fire and its aftermath to showcase the larger, crucial role that libraries play in our lives; delves into the evolution of libraries across the country and around the world, from their humble beginnings as a metropolitan charitable initiative to their current status as a cornerstone of national identity; brings each department of the library to vivid life through...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon and Schuster 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Word OrleanBartlett, Karen
Summary: "Architects of Death tells the astonishing story of how the gas chambers and crematoria that facilitated the murder and incineration of more than one million people in the Holocaust were designed not by the Nazi SS, but by a small respectable family firm of German engineers. Topf and Sons designed and built the crematoria at the concentration camps at Auschwitz-Birkenau, Buchenwald, Belzec,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 720 BARLandau, Elaine.
Summary: Examines the causes and events of some of the deadliest fires in the world, how they were fought, the effects on those involved, and what steps were taken to prevent similar disasters from occurring again.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Franklin Watts 1999
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Summary: "Robbed on the train platform as soon as he arrives in the city, eleven-year-old Oscar Starling soon finds himself in the middle of the Great Chicago Fire when he chases after his thief, who is herself in need of rescue." --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 TARCollins, Ailynn
Summary: "The date is April 18, 1906. The city of San Francisco has just been rocked and shaken by a huge earthquake. Even worse, the quake causes huge fires to break out across the city. Can you escape your damaged home before it collapses? Will you join the firefighters as they try to save the city from the devastating fires? Will you be accused of looting after helping a boy escape from some rubble?...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2022
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Summary: This title focuses on fires and gives information on what they are, how to prepare for them, and how to survive. The title is complete with beautiful and colorful photographs, simple text, and a database for added activities. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Zoom 2019
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J613.69 ABDLeschak, Peter M.
Summary: A wildland firefighter recounts moments from his career and the history of firefighting while describing the events of the disastrous Peshtigo, Wisconsin fire of 1871, as documented in the diary of one of its survivors.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperSanFrancisco 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 634.9618 LESCholdenko, Gennifer
Summary: "Moose Flanagan, who lives on Alcatraz along with his family and the families of the other prison guards, faces new challenges when his father is promoted to Associate Warden"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC CHOPotenza, Alessandra
Summary: "This book shows readers the awesome power of wildfires"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2022
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House Publishers 2001
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 979.461 CHIBerg, Scott W.
Summary: "In the fall of 1871, Chicagoans knew they were due for the "big one" -- a massive, uncontrollable fire that would decimate the city. It had been bone-dry for months, and a recent string of blazes had nearly outstripped the fire department's already scant resources. Then, on October 8, a minor fire broke out in the barn of Irishwoman Kate Leary. A series of unfortunate mishaps and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.3 BERDavenport, Matthew J.
Summary: "Matthew J. Davenport's The Longest Minute is the spellbinding true story of the 1906 earthquake and fire in San Francisco, and how a great earthquake sparked a devastating and preventable firestorm. At 5:12 a.m. on April 18, 1906, a 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck San Francisco, catching most of the city asleep. For approximately one minute, shockwaves buckled streets, shattered water mains,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press, an imprint of St. Martin's Publishing Group 2023
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Summary: "The right to farm, by name, is essential to the survival of us all as growers and eaters. Since the late 1970s, states across the nation have adopted so-titled right-to-farm laws to limit nuisance suits loosely related to agriculture. But since their adoption, there has yet to be a comprehensive analysis of what these laws do and who they benefit, not just what their title suggests. In the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of North Carolina Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 346.7304 ASHBusch, Colleen Morton.
Summary: An account of how five monks saved the U.S.'s oldest Zen Buddhist monastery describes the monastery's location in a remote area that was plagued by hundreds of wildfires in 2008 and the monks' decision to remain behind when even firefighters were evacuated.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2011
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 363.37 BUSFrance, Miranda
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco Press 1999