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If You Lived At The Time Of The Great San Francisco Earthquake

by Ellen Levine · 1987

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If you lived at the time of the Great San Francisco Earthquake

—What things in your house would you try to save?

—How would you carry the things you saved?

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—Where would you live if your house was destroyed?

This book takes you to San Francisco, California, shortly before, during, and after April 18, 1906.

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historyhistoryMore like thisLess of this
Genre
historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of this
Themes
American historyAmerican historyMore like thisLess of this
Setting
CaliforniaCaliforniaMore like thisLess of thisSan FranciscoSan FranciscoMore like thisLess of thisSan Francisco Bay AreaSan Francisco Bay AreaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 64 pages

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