Black fire
the true story of the original Tom Sawyer--and of the mysterious fires that baptized Gold Rush-era San Francisco
Book - 2012
First biography of the little-known real-life Tom Sawyer (a friend of Mark Twain during his brief tenure as a California newspaper reporter), told through a harrowing account of Sawyer's involvement in the hunt for a serial arsonist who terrorized mid-nineteenth century San Francisco.
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| Barcode | Status | Material Type | CallNumber | Availability |
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| 37413314236771 | Available | Non-fiction | B-SAWYER GRAYSMI | Place a Hold |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Crown Publishers,
c2012.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Black fire : |b the true story of the original Tom Sawyer--and of the mysterious fires that baptized Gold Rush-era San Francisco / |c written and illustrated by Robert Graysmith. |
| 250 | |a 1st ed. | ||
| 260 | |a New York : |b Crown Publishers, |c c2012. | ||
| 300 | |a x, 268 p. : |b ill., map ; |c 24 cm. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Pt. 1. The man who burned down San Francisco : December 24, 1849-September 16, 1850. Broderick and the Christmas Eve catastrophe ; Sawyer ; Sleep runners and flying houses ; Broderick's rogues ; Rainbow rivers of gold and silver -- Pt. 2. The lightkeeper : September 17, 1850-June 22, 1851. Tug-of-war ; The melting house ; The lodger ; The golden ring -- Pt. 3. Steaming with Twain and Sawyer : May 26, 1863-December 16, 1866. Steamers ; The fire girl ; Let us build a city. | |
| 520 | |a First biography of the little-known real-life Tom Sawyer (a friend of Mark Twain during his brief tenure as a California newspaper reporter), told through a harrowing account of Sawyer's involvement in the hunt for a serial arsonist who terrorized mid-nineteenth century San Francisco. | ||
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| 650 | 0 | |a Adventure and adventurers |z California |z San Francisco |v Biography. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Fire fighters |z California |z San Francisco |v Biography. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Fires |z California |z San Francisco |x History |y 19th century. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Arson |z California |z San Francisco |x History |y 19th century. | |
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