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Black fire, the true story of the original Tom Sawyer--and of the mysterious fires that baptized Gold Rush-era San Francisco, written and illustrated by Robert Graysmith

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Black fire, the true story of the original Tom Sawyer--and of the mysterious fires that baptized Gold Rush-era San Francisco, written and illustrated by Robert Graysmith
Language
eng
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-268)
resource.biographical
individual biography
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mapsillustrations
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no index present
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non fiction
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Black fire
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bibliography
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written and illustrated by Robert Graysmith
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the true story of the original Tom Sawyer--and of the mysterious fires that baptized Gold Rush-era San Francisco
Table Of Contents
Dramatis Personae -- Prologue -- pt. 1. The man who burned down San Francisco : December 24, 1849-September 16, 1850 -- Broderick and the Christmas Eve Catastrophe -- Sawyer -- Sleeprunners 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
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