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Book SynopsisFeatures an essay on the events surrounding and following the 1906 earthquake. This book also includes a lyrical essay that considers the meaning of ruins, resurrection, and the evolving geography and history of San Francisco.
Trade Review"After the Ruins is a remarkable achievement. A moving commemoration of a tragic centennial; the residual landscapes of San Francisco that beckon from these words and pictures remind us of history's power and its proximity. Klett, Fradkin, and Solnit are brilliant guides through San Francisco landscapes then and now." - William Deverell, Director, Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West." "There has never been a book on this subject with these perspectives and this depth. The combination of Fradkin's solid historical research with Solnit's illuminating historical insight combined with Klett's extensive rephotography breaks new ground." - Robert Dawson, photographer of Farewell Promised Land: Waking from the California Dream"
Table of ContentsForeword, by Harry S. Parker III Acknowledgments Mark Klett, Rephotography, and the Story of Two San Franciscos An Interview with Karin Breuer Hell on Earth Philip L. Fradkin The Ruins of Memory Rebecca Solnit Photographs Maps of Photograph Locations List of Photographs and Credits
